SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Mortality rates are reduced when patients with severe sepsis and septic shock are provided fluid resuscitation within 3 hours of onset, according to research presented here at ...

Clinical guidelines support lower blood pressure targets and active volume removal to mitigate fluid overload in older sepsis ...

Background: Goal-directed therapy guidelines for pediatric septic shock resuscitation recommend fluid delivery at speeds in excess of that possible through use of regular fluid infusion pumps. In our ...

Controversy regarding the use of salt-containing solutions in surgery and trauma has continued for most of the 20th century. In 1911, Evans wrote: The therapeutic value of a physiologic saline ...

Identify the care burn patients require, and the complications of inadequate fluid resuscitation Recognise signs and symptoms of burn encephalopathy in infants, children and adolescents The most ...

Adults hospitalized with sepsis who received timely antibiotics delivery and fluid resuscitation showed higher discharge rates to the home, according to a March study published in Chest. The study ...

Use of lactated Ringer solution for fluid resuscitation among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and vaso-occlusive episodes was associated with a small -- but significant -- improvement in ...

Severe burns precipitate rapid fluid losses through disrupted skin barriers, systemic inflammation and heightened capillary permeability. Prompt replacement is essential to maintain circulating volume ...

Fluid resuscitation is a fundamental intervention in the treatment of critically ill patients. However, there is little conclusive evidence to guide clinicians about the best type of resuscitation ...

As mentioned in Chapter 1, the battlefield of the 21st century will likely differ from that of the past in scale and pace. The U.S. military expects that future battles will be fought by smaller ...

Identify the care burn patients require, and the complications of inadequate fluid resuscitation Recognise signs and symptoms of burn encephalopathy in infants, children and adolescents The most ...