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01-07-2018 | What's New in Intensive Care
The dark sides of fluid administration in the critically ill patient
Authors:
Daniel A. Reuter, Daniel Chappell, Azriel Perel
Published in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Issue 7/2018
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Excerpt
The administration of intravenous fluids is probably the most frequently initiated therapy in critically ill patients. With very few exceptions, such as severe congestive heart failure, IV fluids are considered as a safe and generalistic therapeutic approach. Indeed, IV fluids save lives in many clinical situations and often the benefits outweigh the potential harm. Really? …