Current Concepts in Adult Critical Care-An Evidence-Based Review of Fluid Management and Hemodynamic Assessment

An Evidence-Based Review of Fluid Management and Hemodynamic Assessment

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The talk focused on defining fluid responsiveness and its importance in the ICU, discussing the role of different types of fluids, evaluation methods, fluid overload, and recent evidence on fluid resuscitation in septic patients. Fluid responsiveness was defined as an increase in cardiac output or stroke volume in response to a fluid challenge. The talk highlighted the importance of assessing fluid responsiveness using tools like ultrasound, passive leg raising, and respiratory occlusion tests. It also discussed the impact of fluid overload, preferred fluids in septic patients being balanced crystalloids, and the controversies surrounding fluid resuscitation strategies in recent trials. The VEXUS tool for assessing venous congestion was introduced as a promising method. Overall, the talk emphasized the importance of dynamic assessments over static ones and the need for individualized fluid management in ICU patients.

Keywords

fluid responsiveness

ICU

types of fluids

fluid overload

fluid resuscitation

septic patients

VEXUS tool

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