Fluid Therapy for the Surgical Patient

Over the past decade, there have been a large number of important studies related to fluid management for the surgical patient, resulting in confusion on this critical aspect of patient care. Proper fluid therapy in the perioperative setting has always been important but has only recently had concrete outcome-based guidelines. This is the first comprehensive, up-to-date and practical summary book on the topic.

About the Author

Christer H. Svensen is a Professor and Director for Doctoral Education at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Donald S. Prough is the Rebecca Terry White Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Interim Dean of the School of Medicine at UTMB Health, Galveston, Texas. Liane Feldman is affiliated with the Department of Surgery at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. TJ Gan is a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology at Stony Brook University, New York.