Topic of the Week

December 1st to 7th

Fluid Therapy

(Six papers from this weekend's International Fluid Academy, held in Antwerp and published by Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy)

 

Monday

• Malbrain. Fluid overload, de-resuscitation, and outcomes in critically ill or injured patients: a systematic review with suggestions for clinical practice.  Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2014;46(5):361-380

Tuesday

• Langer. Effects of intravenous solutions on acid-base equilibrium: from crystalloids to colloids and blood components.  Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2014;46(5):350-360

Wednesday

• Hahn. Why crystalloids will do the job in the operating room.  Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2014;46(5):342-349

Thursday

• De Hert. Why hydroxyethyl starch solutions should NOT be banned from the operating room.  Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2014;46(5):336-341

Friday

• Malbrain. The use of bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA) to guide fluid management, resuscitation and deresuscitation in critically ill patients: a bench-to-bedside review.  Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2014;46(5):381-391

Saturday

• Malbrain. The debate on fluid management and haemodynamic monitoring continues: between Scylla and Charybdis, or faith and evidence… Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy 2014;46(5):313-318

Sunday

• Wolf. Clarification of the circulatory patho-physiology of anaesthesia – Implications for high-risk surgical patients. International Journal of Surgery 2014;12(12):1348-1356