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Handbook of Intravenous Fluids

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Authors:
  1. Supradip Ghosh

    1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, India

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  • Concise pocket reference of intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill patients

  • Includes evidence-based content on intravenous fluid therapy

  • Contains cases, clinical algorithms, boxes, tables, take home messages and photographs for easy understanding

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Review of Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Guytonian Model of Circulation

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      Pages 3-18

    3. Compartmentalization Body Fluids. Regulation of Fluid Balance

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      Pages 19-36

    4. Heart–Lung Interaction

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      Pages 37-48

    5. Acid–Base Physiology

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      Pages 49-70

  3. Fluid Types and Vasopressors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Crystalloids as Resuscitation Fluid

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      Pages 73-90

    3. Place of Colloids in Resuscitation

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      Pages 91-105

    4. Maintenance Fluid

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      Pages 107-119

    5. Vasopressors in Resuscitation

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      Pages 121-140

  4. Useful Concepts to Understand

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Concept of Fluid Responsiveness. Fluid Challenge

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      Pages 143-163

    3. Four Phases of Fluid Resuscitation

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      Pages 165-181

  5. Fluid Management in Specific Situations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock

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      Pages 185-214

    3. Fluid Resuscitation in Haemorrhagic Shock

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      Pages 215-235

    4. Fluid Management in Diarrhoeal Diseases

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      Pages 237-247

    5. Fluid Resuscitation in Burn

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      Pages 249-263

    6. Fluid Management in Perioperative Period

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      Pages 265-278
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Keywords

About this book

This easy to use pocket book covers all aspects of intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill patients from applied physiology to bedside clinical management succinctly. It includes updated and evidence-based content on intravenous fluid therapy. The book is divided into four sections; first section covering review of physiology, second section describing different resuscitation agents, third section discussing fluid therapy in various clinical conditions and final section providing a rational approach to prescribing intravenous fluid. Each chapter starts with a case scenario followed by an introduction focusing on the learning objectives and take home message and recommendation at the end. Each chapter includes a summary of important clinical trials in the field, especially useful for students. The book maintains uniform style throughout the chapters, written in simple language and includes charts, boxes, tables and figures.

The book is useful for all clinicians dealing with acutely ill patients including (but not limited to) intensivists, emergency physicians, anaesthesiologists, internists, other physicians and surgeons as well as trainees.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, India

    Supradip Ghosh

About the author

Dr Supradip Ghosh (MBBS, DNB (internal medicine), MRCP (UK), EDIC, FICCM) is an intensive care physician with a passion for rational management of intravenous fluid and resuscitation of acutely ill patients. He is currently working as the Director and Head, Department of Critical Care Medicine at Fortis-Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, India. He is the founding chairman of Fluid Academy of India. He is a renowned teacher and academician in the field of critical care medicine with several peer-reviewed publications including book chapters and journal articles in national and international journals. He is also an examiner for various critical care courses conducted in India. Dr Ghosh is a national faculty in the field of critical care medicine. Dr Ghosh is passionately involved in the field of intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill patients and has organized a number of conferences on fluid therapy in critically ill patients.   

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Intravenous Fluids

  • Authors: Supradip Ghosh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0500-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-0499-8Published: 02 April 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-0500-1Published: 01 April 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 341

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 57 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery

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