ReviewBMC anesthesiology2018
Choice of fluids in critically ill patients.
Review in BMC anesthesiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of oral water ingestion and intravenous fluid infusion on fluid responsiveness in healthy volunteers, a prospective, randomized trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effect of a 3% gelatin solution on urinary KIM-1 levels in patients after thyroidectomy: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Intravenous Fluids Among Physicians in the West Bank of Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Effect of Selected Crystalloid and Colloid Solutions on Coagulation Status Evaluated by Rotational Thromboelastometry and Platelet Function Analyser: An in vitro Study.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2025Article
- The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Position Statement on the Management of Sepsis in Resource-limited Settings.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024Article
- [Application and control of intravenous fluids in German intensive care units : A national survey among critical care physicians].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2024Article
- The impact of pre-rehydration guided by carotid corrected flow time on hypotension prevention following general anesthesia induction in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Intravenous fluid therapy in patients with severe acute pancreatitis admitted to the intensive care unit: a narrative review.Annals of intensive care · 2022Review
- Albumin in adult cardiac surgery: a narrative review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2021Review
- Oral Water Has Cardiovascular Effects Up to 60 min in Shock Patients.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- NephroCheck: should we consider urine osmolality?Critical care (London, England) · 2019Article
- Resuscitation fluid practices in Brazilian intensive care units: a secondary analysis of Fluid-TRIPS.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensivaObservational
- Association Between Intravenous Fluid Bolus and Biomarker Trajectory During Prehospital Care.Prehospital emergency careArticle
- Intravenous fluid therapy: essential components and key considerations.Porto biomedical journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFluids are by far the most commonly administered intravenous treatment in patient care. During critical illness, fluids are widely administered to maintain or increase cardiac output, thereby relieving overt tissue hypoperfusion and hypoxia. MAIN TEXT: Until recently, because of their excellent safety profile, fluids were not considered "medications". However, it is now understood that intravenous fluid should be viewed as drugs. They affect the cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and immune systems. Fluid administration should therefore always be accompanied by careful consideration of the risk/benefit ratio, not only of the additional volume being administered but also of the effect of its composition on the physiology of the patient. Apart from the need to constantly assess fluid responsiveness, it is also important to periodically reconsider the type of fluid being administered and the evidence regarding the relationship between specific disease states and different fluid solutions.
conclusionsThe current review presents the state of the art regarding fluid solutions and presents the existing evidence on routine fluid management of critically ill patients in specific clinical settings (sepsis, Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, major abdominal surgery, acute kidney injury and trauma).
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