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SUBMITTER: Roger C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524325 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roger Claire C Zieleskiewicz Laurent L Demattei Christophe C Lakhal Karim K Piton Gael G Louart Benjamin B Constantin Jean-Michel JM Chabanne Russell R Faure Jean-Sébastien JS Mahjoub Yazine Y Desmeulles Isabelle I Quintard Hervé H Lefrant Jean-Yves JY Muller Laurent L
Critical care (London, England) 20190516 1
<h4>Background</h4>Fluid challenge (FC) is one of the most common practices in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The present study aimed to evaluate whether echocardiographic assessment of the response to FC at the end of the infusion or 20 min later could affect the results of the FC.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a prospective, observational, multicenter study including all ICU patients in septic shock requiring a FC of 500 mL crystalloids over 10 min. Fluid responsiveness was defined as a > 15% increase in ...[more]