Fluid management strategies need to be guided by an understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying fluid imbalance. In the hypovolaemic patient, reduced circulating blood volume and venous return ...
Authors: Jean-Louis Vincent
Citation:Critical Care
2000
4(Suppl 2):S1
Content type: ProceedingsPublished on: 13 October 2000
Key questions remain unresolved regarding the advantages and limitations of colloids for fluid resuscitation despite extensive investigation. Elucidation of these questions has been slowed, in part, by uncerta...
Authors: Johan AB Groeneveld
Citation:Critical Care
2000
4(Suppl 2):S16
Content type: ProceedingsPublished on: 13 October 2000
Available evidence suggests that both hydrostatic and osmotic forces are important in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or, more broadly, acute lung injury (ALI). More than 80% of A...
Authors: Greg S Martin
Citation:Critical Care
2000
4(Suppl 2):S21
Content type: ProceedingsPublished on: 13 October 2000
Three meta-analyses have recently been reported on the relationship between choice of resuscitation fluid and risk of mortality in critically ill patients. The relative risk of death (1.16-1.19) in two of the ...
Authors: Andrew R Webb
Citation:Critical Care
2000
4(Suppl 2):S26
Content type: ProceedingsPublished on: 13 October 2000
Fluid imbalance can arise due to hypovolemia, normovolemia with maldistribution of fluid, and hypervolemia. Trauma is among the most frequent causes of hypovolemia, with its often profuse attendant blood loss....
Authors: Uwe Kreimeier
Citation:Critical Care
2000
4(Suppl 2):S3
Content type: ProceedingsPublished on: 13 October 2000
Cost is a key concern in fluid management. Relatively few data are available that address the comparative total costs of care between different fluid management regimens in particular clinical indications. Rel...
Authors: Jean-Louis Vincent
Citation:Critical Care
2000
4(Suppl 2):S33
Content type: ProceedingsPublished on: 13 October 2000
Recent meta-analyses have created uncertainties regarding the appropriate clinical role of colloid resuscitation fluids in critically ill patients and prompted changes in fluid management practice. Such change...
Authors: William J Sibbald
Citation:Critical Care
2000
4(Suppl 2):S8
Content type: ProceedingsPublished on: 13 October 2000