Other bulletins in this series include:

Breast Surgery

Monday 14 October 2013

Resuscitation fluids

Resuscitation fluids. NEJM, Oct 2013, 369: 1243-51

Myburgh, J.A. and  Mythen, M.G.

http://www.cwrumedicine.org/images/current_residents/resuscitation%20fluids.pdf

Fluid resuscitation with colloid and crystalloid solutions is a ubiquitous intervention in acute medicine. The selection and use of resuscitation fluids is based on physiological principles, but clinical practice is determined largely by clinician preference with marked regional variation. No ideal resuscitation fluid exists. There is emerging evidence that the type and dose of resuscitation fluid may affect patient-centered outcomes.

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