An understanding of pediatric fluid therapy is one of the most important advances in pediatric medicine and a cornerstone of current inpatient practice for children with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions. Before beginning to calculate deficit fluid replacement and manage electrolyte disturbances, it is important to understand the pathophysiology behind water homeostasis and maintenan...

Perioperative fluid therapy is the subject of much controversy, and the results of the clinical trials investigating the effect of fluid therapy on outcome of surgery seem contradictory. The aim of this chapter is to review the evidence behind current standard fluid therapy, and to critically analyse the trials examining the effect of fluid therapy on outcome of surgery. The following conclusio...

Correspondence to: Folke Sjöberg, Burn Center, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. E-mail: [email protected] Outcome after burn injury, as also paralleled by other trauma, has been improving steadily over the years. In this aspect a significant improvement was seen especially in the 1970-ties when the 50% survival chance from a burn injury increased from 45% total body surface ...

Background Chylothorax is defined as abnormal accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the pleural space secondary to leakage from thoracic duct or one of its main tributaries. Congenital idiopathic chylothorax is the most common form of pleural effusion in neonates. Conservative therapy is the mainstay of treatment. An alternative...

child with physical defects, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, diabetes, obesity, glandular disturbances, and speech disorders. There are chapters on problems of children who are adopted, are illegitimate, or who belong to minority groups. There are sections and paragraphs which are well written and accurate. However, the book as a whole, in the opinion of this reviewer, is not likely to increase ...

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency medicine 2016. Other selected articles can be found online at http://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2016. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/8901.

PURPOSE To investigate tumor interstitial fluid pressure as a prognostic factor for recurrence-free survival in patients with cervical cancer following radiation therapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Tumor interstitial fluid pressure was measured in 55 cervical cancer patients who received radiation therapy between August 1998 and September 2002. Interstitial fluid pressure measurements were made befo...