Fluid Status Assessment and Management During the Perioperative Phase in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients

PERIOPERATIVE FLUID MANAGEMENT has been studied extensively, especially in noncardiac surgery populations, and hypovolemia and hypervolemia have been identified clearly as major contributors to morbidity and mortality. Nonetheless, to date, the optimal regimen of fluids administration still is a matter of debate, and great concerns remain about the type of fluids (colloids v crystalloids), the ideal composition of solutions, and the amount of...