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Filter by:Salt fluids are used extensively for acutely ill patients who are admitted to hospital. Two salt fluids commonly used are Normal Saline and Ringer's Lactate. Both are used to rehydrate patients, restore fluid volume and help stabilize blood pressure and failing organs. Both salt fluids have been used for several decades. Until recently, it was thought the fluids are essentially equivalent other than some minor differences related to the concentration of salt components (sodium and chloride) and buffers (Ringer's Lactate has lactate as a buffer). Recent data suggest that salt fluids containing less chloride like the Ringer's Lactate, cause less acid in the blood, less kidney failure, and less death. However, the studies to date are small and weak in their design and it is possible that there are no important differences that affect patients. Hence, the research team will conduct a robust pragmatic clinical trial where several academic and community hospitals will be randomized to use either Ringer's Lactate only or Normal Saline only for a period of three months. The trial will yield high quality and robust data to determine if Ringers Lactate reduces death and re-admissions to hospital. Before embarking on this large-scale trial, it is important to conduct a smaller (pilot) trial to evaluate if the larger trial will be feasible and not too costly. In this small trial involving no less than 4 hospitals, the investigators will determine how well the fluid interventions are adhered to in each hospital, record how long it takes to receive approval from research ethics boards and be ready to start the study. The investigators will also record challenges and develop solutions related to the operations of the trial, and describe important clinical and outcome data essential for the design and planning of the large trial.
This study examines the effect of an algorithm for GDT for patients undergoing major surgery under routine conditions.
The purpose of the study is to determine if a protocol that assesses patients' daily fluid intake and output can decrease the overall amount of fluid patients receive during the first five days in the ICU. The study will also determine if decreasing overall fluids can decrease adverse events associated with mechanical ventilation, such as ventilator-associated pneumonias. The protocol will include daily ultrasounds and blood draws to evaluate fluid balance. Ultrasound will be used to measure changes in the diameter of the inferior vena cava with respiration.
The purpose of this study is to determine which of two commonly used methods of manual pediatric fluid resuscitation (The "Push-Pull Technique" vs. the "Disconnect-Reconnect Technique") allows for the most rapid administration of normal saline when this is urgently required.
The purpose of this trial is to determine the effective volume of hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4 which would prevent the occurence of maternal hypotension in 50% of healthy pregnant women undergoing a cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether measures of the size of the internal jugular vein have clinical utility in predicting whether patients may benefit from treatment with intravenous fluid.