Optimal perioperative uid management is an important component of Enhanced Recovery
After Surgery (ERAS) pathways. Fluid management within ERAS should be viewed as a …

From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical
School, Norfolk, VA. Address reprint requests to Paul E. Marik, MD, FCCM, FCCP, Eastern …

Objectives: Stroke volume variation and pulse pressure variation do not reliably predict fluid
responsiveness during low tidal volume ventilation. We hypothesized that with transient …

Purpose Guidelines recommend crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in sepsis/shock and
switching to albumin in cases where crystalloids are insufficient. We evaluated …

Objectives: Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass, cardiac valve, and aortic
procedures, is among the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States …

Background The clinical assessment of intravascular volume status and volume
responsiveness is one of the most difficult tasks in critical care medicine. Furthermore …

London: The Stationery Office, 2013 6 Review into the quality of care and treatment provided
by 14 hospital trusts in England: overview report, 2013. Available from http://www. nhs …

Introduction Fluid resuscitation is crucial in managing hemodynamically unstable patients.
The last decade witnessed the use of pulse pressure variation (PPV) to predict fluid …

Medical guidelines present a systematically developed body of information and advice to
assist diagnosis and treatment of specific health problems. 1 They define standard practice …

Background Enhanced recovery may be viewed as a comprehensive approach to improving
meaningful outcomes in patients undergoing major surgery. Evidence to support enhanced …