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Filter by:This is an exploratory interventional study. The aim of the investigation is to identify and quantify contributing factors to local bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) measured by a wearable sensor patch, particularly the effect of fluid shifts caused by postural changes and lower body negative pressure (LBNP).
To compare two electrolytes maintenance in perioperative period in children undergoing major surgeries on perioperative change in pH,lactate,sodium and glucose level
Buoy is an all-natural, organic, FDA compliant dietary electrolyte supplement that can be dissolved in 8-12oz water (or other liquid) and provide electrolytes in servings of 1/3 teaspoon. This study will evaluate Buoy in hydrating active adults.
Burn injury is marked by a large release of inflammatory mediators which disrupt the normal capillary barrier and cause a rapid shift of intravascular fluid into interstitial spaces, ultimately leading to shock and death. As such, adequate fluid management and resuscitation is critical for burn patients to prevent further cellular injury. Technologies and medical options such as cardiac output monitoring along with early tube feeding and vitamin C administration have developed slowly over the years. Effective management of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome response and metabolic derangement is crucial for the survival of burn patients. In particular, vitamin C administration has shown to significantly decreases early post-burn lipid peroxidation, reduce microvascular leak of fluid by preventing endothelial dysfunction, and decreases edema formation in burned tissue. Vitamin C is a cheap and widely available antioxidant which has been shown to significantly effective in positively impacting clinical outcomes in burn resuscitation. We aim to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin C in burns greater than 20% total body surface area on clinical outcomes such as length of hospital stay, total fluid requirements, and mortality.
Intraoperative fluid management is key component of care for patients undergoing surgery. Hypovolemia and hypervolemia both associate with increased morbidity, length of stay in the intensive care unit and mortality. Thus, maintaining adequate intravascular volume yet avoiding fluid overload is crucial to achieve optimal outcomes. Goal-directed fluid therapy based on arterial pressure waveform analysis is widely used for intraoperative fluid management and have been shown to improve surgical outcomes compared with conventional clinical assessment in several studies. However, dynamic indices of arterial pressure waveform analysis such as pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV) are altered by certain situations including elevated intra-abdominal pressure and Trendelenburg position. Intravascular fluid status might thus be misinterpreted. Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum with increased intra-abdominal pressure and Trendelenburg position are commonly seen in laparoscopic surgeries including colorectal, gynecological, and genitourinary procedures. Understanding how dynamic indices change in these clinical situations are essential for achieving appropriate intraoperative fluid management. This study focus on identifying the effects of different levels of intra-abdominal pressure and angles of Trendelenburg position on dynamic indices of arterial pressure waveform.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common complication after restricted fluid therapy for major surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of AKI as defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria in living liver donor hepatectomy in which applied intraoperative protocolized fluid restriction targeting a low central venous pressure (CVP) level and high pulse pressure variation (PPV) / systolic pressure variation (SPV).
The baseline infusion rate during surgery for pediatric patients still is the 'Holliday and Segar' rule (also known as the 4/2/1 rule) The question arises if this rule is not outdated, since it was calculated based on the caloric need of the pediatric population, calculated for cow milk. The study tends to validate the use of bio impedance measurements for registering fluid shifts in the pediatric surgical patients.
Intravenous fluids (IVF) are used in hospitalized patients to replenish the fluid and electrolyte losses of patients who cannot take adequate hydration by mouth or through their gut. Inappropriate use of IVF may cause serious problems, including abnormalities in blood electrolytes such as sodium, which can lead to serious but rare neurologic harm; pain and discomfort from multiple IV insertions and subsequent complications (e.g., IV infiltration); and inadequate monitoring for adverse effects. Investigators currently don't know what the most commonly used IVF in hospitalized pediatric patients are, and there are no national benchmark data for IVF use. The American Academy of Pediatrics published a Guideline on maintenance IVF in November 2018, which contains one major recommendation: to use isotonic (having a similar electrolyte concentration to blood plasma) maintenance IVF in medical and surgical patients 28 days to 18 years old without pre-existing serious illnesses. This project aims to better describe and standardize the use of IVF in inpatient pediatric settings across the U.S. and evaluate the impact of an intervention bundle on maintenance IVF use. This project aims to improve health care value by reducing the number of routine laboratory draws. In Quality Improvement research, there are three different types of measures - outcome measures, process measures and balancing measures. In this project, the following will be used as a process measure: The proportion of daily weight measurements for patients on maintenance IVF. The following will be used as balancing measures: 1. There will be no increase in the number of floor-to-PICU transfers during hospitalization from baseline. 2. There will be no increase in the number of serum sodium lab results obtained from baseline. 3. There will be no increase in adverse events prompting a change in clinical management from baseline: hypertension or edema requiring a diuretic, hypertension requiring anti-hypertensive medication, and acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT)/dialysis.
Retrospective audit of adult patients who underwent major surgery in our institution, and biochemical outcomes including hyponatremia, in relation to the maintenance fluid tonicity administered peri-operatively.
The investigators will study the correlation between the lenght of the fasting before surgery and the need to replenish with intra-venous fluids in children, evaluated with 3 measures of the aortic Integral Time Velocity with transthoracic echocardiography.