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Fluid balance in critically ill neonates – ways to improve it

DANIJELA MILANOVIC ; Department of Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, University Medical Centre, Bohoriceva 20, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
MOJCA GROSELJ-GRENC ; Department of Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, University Medical Centre, Bohoriceva 20, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Sažetak

Fluid balance is an essential element of intensive care in critically ill neonates. Fluid and electrolyte management is carried
out by constant and precise assessment of total fluid intake and output, frequent laboratory monitoring and fluid balance
documenting. Accurate continuous and controlled intravenous fluid and drug administration via infusion pumps is crucial.
One of the greatest “costs” of fluid and electrolyte status monitoring in critically ill neonates is the volume of blood required
for its achievement. A significant volume of blood is required for laboratory testing and increases the need for red blood cell
transfusions. In our retrospective observational study we evaluated the fluid balance in 30 critically ill neonates admitted to a
level III multidisciplinary neonatal and paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UMCL),
between September 2011 and January 2012. The information generated by this study provided a basis for the improvement
of existing management of fluid balance in critically ill neonates.

Ključne riječi

fluid balance; critically ill neonate; surgical; non-surgical

Hrčak ID:

134095

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/134095

Datum izdavanja:

1.10.2013.

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