Fluid therapy in mechanically ventilated critically ill children: the sodium, chloride and water burden of fluid creep

• Main Authors: Thomas Langer (Author), Veronica D'Oria (Author), Giulia C. I. Spolidoro (Author), Giovanna Chidini (Author), Stefano Scalia Catenacci (Author), Tiziana Marchesi (Author), Marta Guerrini (Author), Andrea Cislaghi (Author), Carlo Agostoni (Author), Antonio Pesenti (Author), Edoardo Calderini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fluid therapy is a cornerstone of pediatric intensive care medicine. We aimed at quantifying the load of water, sodium and chloride due to different fluid indications in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). We were particularly interested in the role of fluid creep, i.e. flu...