Abstract
The administration of intravenous fluids to restore or maintain intravascular volume remains a fundamental treatment for critically ill patients. Fluid is the cornerstone of early resuscitation for hypovolaemic, vasodilatory and cardiogenic shock. For the former two conditions in particular, intravenous fluid administration treats lifethreatening intravascular volume depletion due to haemorrhage and cutaneous or other a??third spacea?? losses in patients with pancreatitis or burns and increased vascular permeability in patients with the systematic inflammatory response from trauma or sepsis.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Year in Anaesthesia and Critical Care |
Editors | Tim M Cook, Jennifer M Hunter, Hans-Joachim Priebe, Michel M R F Struys |
Place of Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom |
Publisher | Clinical Publishing |
Pages | 309 - 328 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-904392-47-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |