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Strategies for Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Patients
Author(s) -
Wise Robert,
Faurie Michael,
Malbrain Manu L. N. G.,
Hodgson Eric
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
world journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1432-2323
pISSN - 0364-2313
DOI - 10.1007/s00268-016-3865-7
Subject(s) - medicine , resuscitation , vascular surgery , abdominal surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , intravenous fluid , cardiac surgery , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , surgery
Intravenous fluid management of trauma patients is fraught with complex decisions that are often complicated by coagulopathy and blood loss. This review discusses the fluid management in trauma patients from the perspective of the developing world. In addition, the article describes an approach to specific circumstances in trauma fluid decision‐making and provides recommendations for the resource‐limited environment.

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