Search Tag: colloids
Fluid-resuscitation-in-icu-crystalloids-inferior-to-colloids
2018 18 Dec
Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of crystalloids and colloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill adults. They found that crystalloids were less effective than colloids at stabilising haemodynamic resuscitation endpoints such as adequate central venous pressure...Read more
Study-long-term-impact-of-crystalloids-vs-colloids-after-major-abdominal-surgery
2018 14 Nov
A 1-year follow up of patients randomised to receive hydroxyethyl starch solution or balanced crystalloid solution as part of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy during major open abdominal surgery, found there was no difference in renal function between the groups. The study, by Alexandre Joosten, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, CUB Erasme,...Read more