title: Back to basic physiological questions and consideration of fluids as drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Lariboisière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris and UMR INSERM 1160: Alloimmunité, Autoimmunité, Transplantation, University of Paris 7 Denis Diderot, 2 rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris Cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Payen
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D020896:Hypovolemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000188:drug therapy