Why hydroxyethyl starch solutions should NOT be banned from the operating room [PDF]
This review summarises the new insights into the physiology of perioperative fluid therapy and analyses recent studies of the safety of the use of HES solutions in the fluid management of critically ill patients.
De Baerdemaeker, Luc, De Hert, Stefan
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Context: Intra-operative fluid management has been shown to significantly alter a patient's clinical condition in peri-operative care. Studies in the literature that investigated the effects of different amounts of intra-operative fluids on outcomes ...
Elif Erdogan-Ongel+4 more
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Advances in shock resuscitation have occurred as a result of various military conflicts. Primary objective of trauma care is to minimize or reverse shock, avoiding the lethal triad of hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy. The concept of Damage Control Resuscitation has evolved along with "damage control surgery" which includes hypotensive and ...
Rakesh Datta, Ravindra Chaturvedi
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Undergraduate medical textbooks do not provide adequate information on intravenous fluid therapy: a systematic survey and suggestions for improvement [PDF]
<b>Background</b><p></p> Inappropriate prescribing of intravenous (IV) fluid, particularly 0.9% sodium chloride, causes post-operative complications.
AD Shaw+23 more
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Randomized controlled trial of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy in aerobically fit and unfit patients having major colorectal surgery. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Intraoperative fluid therapy regimens using oesophageal Doppler monitoring (ODM) to optimize stroke volume (SV) (goal-directed fluid therapy, GDT) have been associated with a reduction in length of stay (LOS) and complication rates after ...
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Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]
Background: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treat - ment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. Case presentation:
Ajassa, Camilla+12 more
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Introduction: Sepsis is a life-threatening and common cause of Emergency department (ED) referrals. Out-of-hour staffing is limited in ED, which may potentially affect fluid administration.
Marie Kristine Jessen+2 more
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Consensus must be found on intravenous fluid therapy management in trauma patients [PDF]
Introduction: Trauma is an important cause of death among young people and 30-40% of this mortality rate is due to hypovolemic shock, intensified by trauma's lethal triad: Hypothermia, Acidosis, and Coagulopathy. Nurses are responsible for managing fluid
Abrantes, T.+5 more
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Is Brain-Dead Donor Fluid Therapy With Colloids Associated With Better Kidney Grafts? [PDF]
Objectives: Fluid therapy is required to maintain perfusion to donor organs. Recent reviews on the choices of fluids have emphasized the safety of using crystalloids, as opposed to fluid therapy with colloids, which has been reported to be either ...
Limnell, Niko, Schramko, Alexey A.
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The use of synthetic colloids (SCs), particularly hydroxyethyl starch (HES), in people has changed in recent years following new evidence raising concerns about their efficacy and safety.
Ivayla D. Yozova+3 more
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