Although the administration of fluid is the first treatment considered in almost all cases of
circulatory failure, this therapeutic option poses two essential problems: the increase in …

In patients with acute circulatory failure, the decision to give fluids or not should not be taken
lightly. The risk of overzealous fluid administration has been clearly established. Moreover …

Background: Despite a previous meta-analysis that concluded that central venous pressure
should not be used to make clinical decisions regarding fluid management, central venous …

Objectives: A systematic review of the literature to determine the ability of dynamic changes
in arterial waveform-derived variables to predict fluid responsiveness and compare these …

The clinical determination of the intravascular volume can be extremely difficult in critically ill
and injured patients as well as those undergoing major surgery. This is problematic because …

Background Central venous pressure (CVP) is used almost universally to guide fluid therapy
in hospitalized patients. Both historical and recent data suggest that this approach may be …

The photoplethysmographic (PPG) waveform, also known as the pulse oximeter waveform,
is one of the most commonly displayed clinical waveforms. First described in the 1930s, the …

Objective: Values of central venous pressure of 8–12 mm Hg and of pulmonary artery
occlusion pressure of 12–15 mm Hg have been proposed as volume resuscitation targets in …

Background Perioperative fluid therapy remains a highly debated topic. Its purpose is to
maintain or restore effective circulating blood volume during the immediate perioperative …

Purpose Central venous pressure (CVP) has been shown to have poor predictive value for
fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients. We aimed to re-evaluate this in a larger sample …