title: Fluid resuscitation in the trauma patient.
abstract: Trauma is responsible for 25% of all emergency department visits causing a healthcare burden of more than $400 billion a year. Timely and appropriate fluid resuscitation may mean the difference between survival and death. Controversy surrounds the best method of fluid resuscitation for optimum recovery. This article will evaluate current research regarding the various types of fluid resuscitation in the trauma population. Colloid and crystalloid fluid will be compared describing the risks and benefits of each.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX 77030, USA. bettygonzales@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth Anne
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gonzales
mesh_terms: D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D003102:Colloids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003422:Critical Care; D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012107:Research Design; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D012965:Sodium Chloride