Stroke volume variation to guide fluid therapy: is it suitable for high-risk surgical patients? A terminated randomized controlled trial

Conclusions Our study was stopped due to a slow inclusion rate. Methodological restrictions of the arterial-line cardiac output monitor excluded the majority of patients. This leaves the question if this method is appropriate to guide fluid therapy in high-risk surgical patients. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01473446.

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Source: Perioperative Medicine - July 22, 2015 Category: Surgery Source Type: research