Developments in the resuscitation of critically ill surgical patients.
Despite the fact that many new exciting prospects are on the horizon, volume support remains the cornerstone of resuscitation of the critically ill surgical patient. Their limitations not withstanding, balanced electrolyte solutions, properly used, are the most efficacious choice in the majority of patients. The patient's eventual survival depends not only on skillful resuscitation but on the ability to identify and correct the underlying cause.
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D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000418:Albumins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001802:Blood Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001810:Blood Volume; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008274:Magnesium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015636:Magnesium Chloride; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012151:Resuscitation; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012769:Shock / Q000628:therapy; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
D000418:Albumins; D001802:Blood Substitutes; D003911:Dextrans; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D015636:Magnesium Chloride; D009270:Naloxone; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D008274:Magnesium