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01.08.2012 | Letter
What is the optimal fluid status in critically ill patients?
verfasst von:
Yu-Hsiang Chou
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Ausgabe 4/2012
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Excerpt
Smith and Perner [
1] reported that septic patients with shock for three days or more who received higher fluid volumes had reduced mortality. This is an important issue because how much fluid is enough for critically ill patients has been controversial for a long time. The optimal fluid status should be set according to the prevailing conditions. In contrast to this study, most previous studies have found that a more positive fluid balance is associated with higher mortality [
2,
3]. Too much fluid induces interstitial edema, which results in end organ damage, poor wound healing and nosocomial infection [
4]. …