title: Fluid management in hospitalized patients.
abstract: Intravenous fluid administration is critical to the care of hospitalized patients. Despite the lack of a clear consensus on fluid administration, one may use the principles in this article to develop an organized framework for patient care.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meinke
authors.forename: Geoffrey K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Lighthall
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001834:Body Water / Q000502:physiology; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000628:therapy; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology