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Tag Fluid bolus therapy
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Fluid bolus therapy

Fluid bolus therapy is widely administered to patients with undifferentiated hypotension and for patients with severe sepsis
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Fluid Challenge

The fluid challenge (FC) aims at identifying patients in whom fluid administration improves haemodynamics (known as "fluid responsiveness")
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Fluid Responsiveness

Fluid responsiveness is an increase of stroke volume of 10-15% after the patient receives 500 ml of crystalloid over 10-15 minutes (as defined by Paul Marik). The definitive test for fluid responsiveness is a Fluid challenge