title: Perioperative fluid management.
abstract: Technological advances have changed how traditional surgical procedures are performed. New knowledge and surgical skills are required to effectively monitor the patient and manage fluids administered perioperatively. Today, selective fluids are used in a variety of surgical specialties. Complications of fluid therapy can occur that are intrinsic to each procedure within a specialty. This article provides perioperative nurses with the information needed to evaluate different fluid media and their applications and identify patient care considerations. Possible complications and important postanesthesia care concerns also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gyrus ACMI, Inc, Southborough, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Alisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sherrard-Jacob
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: Timothy Shawn
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Craddock
authors.forename: Candace
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kemper
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Falvo
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Everson
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giarrizzo-Wilson
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing