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Fluid management of shock in critically‐ill patients
Author(s) -
Scheinkestel Carlos D.,
Tuxen David V.,
Cade John F.,
Shann Frank A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb136598.x
Subject(s) - critically ill , resuscitation , intensive care medicine , shock (circulatory) , medicine , etiology , surgery
This article summarizes the theoretical basis and practical applications of the fluid management of shock in critically‐ill patients. It also draws attention to the differences in the aetiology and management of fluid disturbances in adult and paediatric practice. Some evidence suggests that colloidal solutions alone may be superior to crystalloid solutions alone in the resuscitation of patients with shock, but in most situations a combination of both types of fluid is more logical. (Med J Aust 1989; 150: 508‐517)