Background: The transient tachypnea is a common respiratory problem in the neonate. One of the significant issues in pathophysiology of this disorder is the delayed reabsorption of the fluid by the neonate’s lungs and the effusion of fluid in the lungs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of restrictive fluid management in transient tachypnea of the neonate. Methods: The presen...

BACKGROUND Restrictive intraoperative fluid management is increasingly recommended for patients undergoing esophagectomy. Controversy still exists about the impact of postoperative fluid management on perioperative outcome. METHODS We retrospectively examined 335 patients who had undergone esophagectomy for esophageal cancer at the University Hospital Freiburg between 1996 and 2014 to investi...

To the Editor:—I read with great interest the recent article by Nisanevich et al. suggesting that restricted fluid therapy for intraabdominal surgery reduces postoperative morbidity. My comments focus on the description of the statistical methods and their application to the data. The authors mention the use of both the chi-square test and Fisher exact test for the analysis of categorical data....

To the Editor:—I read with great interest the recent article by Nisanevich et al. suggesting that restricted fluid therapy for intraabdominal surgery reduces postoperative morbidity. My comments focus on the description of the statistical methods and their application to the data. The authors mention the use of both the chi-square test and Fisher exact test for the analysis of categorical data....

BACKGROUND Evidence-based guidelines on optimal perioperative fluid management have not been established, and recent randomized trials in major abdominal surgery suggest that large amounts of fluid may increase morbidity and hospital stay. However, no information is available on detailed functional outcomes or with fast-track surgery. Therefore, we investigated the effects of two regimens of in...

INTRODUCTION Optimal fluid management is crucial for patients who undergo major and prolonged surgery. Persistent hypovolemia is associated with complications, but fluid overload is also harmful. We evaluated the effects of a restrictive versus conventional strategy of crystalloid administration during goal-directed therapy in high-risk surgical patients. METHODS We conducted a prospective, r...