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ReviewEuropean journal of medical research2025

Fluid management strategies in critically ill patients with ARDS: a narrative review.

Mairi Ziaka, Aristomenis Exadaktylos

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Review in European journal of medical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Mairi ZiakaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. mairi.ziaka@gmail.com.
Aristomenis ExadaktylosDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypervolemia is associated with worse outcomes in critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with early positive fluid balance linked to longer intensive care unit (ICU) stays, prolonged ventilatory support, and increased mortality risk due to cardiopulmonary complications, lung edema, and extrapulmonary organ dysfunction. However, a restrictive fluid management strategy is associated with hypoperfusion and distal organ dysfunction, including acute renal failure and cognitive impairment. Indeed, fluid administration in patients with ARDS represents a challenge, as it must take into account the underlying condition, such as sepsis or acute brain injury (ABI), where optimal fluid management is a major determinant of disease outcome. In such cases, the approach to fluid administration should be individualized based on hemodynamic and clinical parameters according to the course of the disease. The strategy of "salvage, optimization, stabilization, and de-escalation" can guide fluid administration in the initial therapeutic approach, whereas negative fluid balance with the use of diuretics or renal replacement therapy (RRT) should be the goal once hemodynamic stabilization has been achieved.

Indexed as

Fluid TherapyRespiratory Distress SyndromeCritical IllnessHemodynamicsHumansRenal Replacement TherapyAcute brain injuryAcute respiratory distress syndromeFluid managementFluid overloadFluid responsivenessSepsis

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PMID40394685
PMCPMC12090615

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