ABSTRACT

Perioperative fluid therapy requires the correct selection, amount, and composition of fluids based on the patient's underlying pathology, state of hydration, and type and duration of surgical stress. Filling a gap in the literature, this source provides a solid foundation to practical perioperative fluid management, fluid solutions, and the utiliz

chapter |12 pages

Part I: BASIC SCIENCE

chapter 5|12 pages

Volume Kinetics

chapter |8 pages

Part III: INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS

chapter 10|8 pages

Glucose Solutions

chapter 12|10 pages

Colloid Fluids

chapter 13|12 pages

Hypertonic Solutions

chapter 16|8 pages

Septic Shock

chapter 17|16 pages

Prehospital Fluid Therapy

chapter 18|14 pages

Fluid Therapy in Trauma

chapter 25|8 pages

Fluid Balance in Day Surgery

chapter 27|14 pages

Fluid Therapy in Cardiac Surgery

chapter 28|10 pages

Urology

chapter |6 pages

Part VI: ADVERSE EFFECTS OF FLUIDS

chapter 35|12 pages

Absorption of Irrigating Fluid

chapter 37|8 pages

Fluids and Coagulation