PREDICTING RESPONSE TO FLUID ADMINISTRATION: CURRENT APPROACHES AND TRENDS

Abstract

Fluid therapy is one of the major components of targeted management of critically ill patients. The targeted approach allows optimizing the cardiac output, improving the oxygen delivery to tissues and its utilization by cells. Basing on changes in the preloading and functional tests it is possible to predict the early hemodynamic response to fluid administration, and the above parameters can be recommended as landmarks for fluid therapy optimization.

Keywords

• fluid therapy
• cardiac output
• oxygen delivery
• shock