The optimal approach to early resuscitation in septic shock is unknown. Equipoise exists between the use of larger volumes of intravenous fluids to restore perfusion and the use of early ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Later in 2012, the results of a larger-scale trial, the Crystalloids versus Hydroxyethyl Starch Trial (CHEST), were reported. 5 This trial, the largest double-blind, randomized controlled trial in ...

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 ...

This basic science and translational research program is focused on elucidating the cause-and-effect mechanisms of endotheliopathy that drive organ dysfunction and coagulation abnormalities in the ...

Resuscitation with 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is just as effective as resuscitation with 0.9% saline, according to results of a trial published online October 17 in the New England Journal of ...

Abstract Williams, C. (2008) Fluid resuscitation in burn patients 1: using formulas. Nursing Times; 104: 14, 28–29. This is the first in a two-part unit on caring for patients with burns. It focuses ...

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 ...

Historically, one fifth of all injured combatants die in battle. Although this number has varied significantly depending on the specific campaign, 20 percent has been the mean mortality rate among ...