Effect of intraoperative fluid management on outcome after intraabdominal surgery.
Another randomized controlled trial demonstrating that the recipe book administration of larger quantities of crystalloid (i.e., 12 ml/kg/hr irresepective of hemodynamics) around the time of major surgery is associated with […]
Intravascular volume replacement therapy with synthetic colloids: is there an influence on renal function?
A good summary of the literature on this frequently asked question. Some excellent tables and a useful citation listing. The important take home message is sadly all too familiar: inadequate […]
HBOC-201 improves survival in a swine model of hemorrhagic shock and liver injury.
This experimental study highlights the potential beneficial therapeutic effect of a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC) used as a resuscitation fluid during severe traumatic shock. In contrast to colloid (high molecular […]