Current clinical pharmacology
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Curr Clin Pharmacol · May 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialThe concept of titration can be transposed to fluid management. but does is change the volumes? randomised trial on pleth variability index during fast-track colonic surgery.
The concept of drug titration emerged recently for intraoperative fluid administration during Fast-Track colonic surgery to avoid hypovolemia as well as excessive crystalloid administration. The Pleth Variability Index (PVI) is an oximeter-derived parameter. It allows a continuous monitoring of the respiratory variation of the perfusion index. ⋯ PVI-guided fluid management in Fast-Track colonic surgery is not necessarily associated with different total volume infused.