Assessing volume status and fluid responsiveness in the emergency department
Resuscitation with intravenous fluid can restore intravascular volume and improve stroke volume. However, in unstable patients, approximately 50% of fluid boluses fail to improve cardiac output as intended. Increasing evidence suggests that excess fluid may worsen patient outcomes. Clinical examinat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-14-040.pdf |