Search results for "Fluid resuscitation"
Neither rate nor type of fluid resuscitation affected outcomes in ICU patients, trial finds
A balanced solution was compared to a 0.9% saline solution in a large trial in Brazilian ICUs that also randomized the same patients to undergo fluid challenges at rates of either 333 mL/h or 999 mL/h.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/18/2.htm
18 Aug 2021
Sepsis and other inpatient emergencies
An intensivist offered hot tips for hospitalists during a precourse at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/sepsis-and-other-inpatient-emergencies.htm
24 Apr 2024
Dynamic measures to guide fluid resuscitation may improve outcomes in septic shock
A randomized trial assigned patients with sepsis-associated hypotension to usual care or to assessment of fluid responsiveness with a passive leg raise before a fluid bolus was given or the vasopressor dose was increased.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/06/3.htm
6 May 2020
Acute kidney injury
Documenting acute kidney injury frequently requires assessing the trajectory of a patient's creatinine levels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/17/acute-kidney-injury.htm
17 Jan 2024
Restrictive or individualized fluid resuscitation may work for severe sepsis, studies find
A pilot trial looked at the effects of giving no more than 60 mL/kg of IV fluid in the first 72 hours, while a post-hoc analysis compared baseline lactate and base excess with outcomes from sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/24/2.htm
24 Apr 2019
September 21, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/
For fluid resuscitation in sepsis, lower death rates with Ringer's acetate vs. HES 130/0.4
Severe sepsis patients who received Ringer's acetate for fluid resuscitation were less likely to die at 90 days than those who received hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/04/3.htm
4 Jul 2012
Same mortality risk with saline, hydroxyethyl starch for ICU fluid resuscitation
For fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit (ICU), hydroxyethyl starch (HES) and saline carry the same mortality risk, but the former is associated with greater need for renal replacement therapy, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/24/4.htm
24 Oct 2012
Steward your fluids
Deresuscitation may be the next step in optimizing sepsis care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/steward-your-fluids.htm
15 Apr 2020
MKSAP quiz on resuscitation
The month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on resuscitation of critically ill patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/mksap-quiz-on-resuscitation.htm
15 Apr 2020