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Intravenous Fluids

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Precise and careful management of the administration of intravenous fluids is a critical skill for the surgical intensivist. In order to better understand the function of intravenous fluids, we will discuss the various body compartments and their constituents and how fluids can modify the character of those compartments. We will explain the exact composition of the commonly available intravenous fluids, as well as the evidence for their use in typical patient populations and the history behind their genesis. Finally, we will discuss in detail traditional means of volume assessment, invasive monitoring, and newer technologies that utilize minimally invasive or even completely noninvasive monitoring of volume status. At the conclusion of the chapter, the surgical intensivist should be able to rapidly assess a patient’s volume status and administer the appropriate fluid in nearly any scenario.

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  2. Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

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  3. Division of Trauma Surgery, Rm C5L100, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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  4. Trauma and Emergency Surgery Service, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA

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Rhee, P., Evans, P.M. (2018). Intravenous Fluids. In: Salim, A., Brown, C., Inaba, K., Martin, M. (eds) Surgical Critical Care Therapy . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71712-8_47

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