Intravenous Fluids in Critically Ill Patients: When Less is Better

• 26/05/2023

While intravenous fluids have traditionally been a routine treatment for most critically ill patients, many severe pathologies now suggest a preference for conservative fluid therapy over liberal fluid administration.   Introduction Intravenous fluid resuscitation began in 1832 during the cholera pandemic, improving intravascular volume and electrolyte recovery in patients with severe...