Fluid Challenges in Intensive Care

Launched by EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE · Feb 7, 2013

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Introduction

Fluid Administration in Critically Ill Patients.

Fluids are one of most common therapies used in critically ill patients. Fluids are the cornerstone of hemodynamic management. In overt bleeding, fluids are often given without guidance with specific haemodynamic monitoring. In other conditions when hypovolemia may be more subtle or when the response to fluids is more variable, fluids are often given in a more titrable way, monitoring their haemodynamic impact. This practice, called the fluid challenge technique has been proposed by Max Harry Weil more than 30 years ago \[1\].
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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • All consecutive adult (18 years old and above) patients , up to a maximum of 20, in whom a fluid challenge is performed during a one week period will be included
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1/ Patient already included in the trial
• • 2/ Overt bleeding Patients younger than 18 year