Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) history is characterized by
episodes of exacerbation of varying severity, featured by acute worsening of respiratory …

Background Bedside functional hemodynamic assessment has gained in popularity in the
last years to overcome the limitations of static or dynamic indexes in predicting fluid …

Background Postoperative complications impact on early and long-term patients' outcome.
Appropriate perioperative fluid management is pivotal in this context; however, the most …

Background Early enteral nutrition (EN) and prone position may both improve the outcome
of patients affected by moderate to severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Recent …

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Fluid administration is a cornerstone of treatment of critically ill patients. The aim of this
review is to reappraise the pathophysiology of fluid therapy, considering the mechanisms …

Background Pulse pressure and stroke volume variation (PPV and SVV) have been widely
used in surgical patients as predictors of fluid challenge (FC) response. Several factors may …

Introduction Fluid challenges are widely adopted in critically ill patients to reverse
haemodynamic instability. We reviewed the literature to appraise fluid challenge …

BACKGROUND: In patients in the prone position, the reliability of pulse pressure variation
and stroke volume variation (PPV and SVV) and the use of functional hemodynamic tests to …

Background Perioperative fluid management–including the type, dose, and timing of
administration–directly affects patient outcome after major surgery. The objective of fluid …