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Management of Fluid and Electrolytes Case File

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A 54-year-old man is undergoing a laparotomy and colon resection for carcinoma. The anesthesiologist is attempting to calculate the fluid replacement. ? What are the components that must be considered when calculating the volume of fluid that should be replaced? Management of Fluid and Electrolytes Summary: A 54-year-old man is undergoing bowel surgery, for which the volume of fluid replacement is being calculated. ? Factors affecting volume of fluid to be replaced: Preoperative fluid deficits, insensitive fluid losses, intraoperative blood loss, and urine output ANALYSIS Objectives 1. Review the distribution of infused fluids within the various bodily compartments. 2. Acquaint the student with methods of calculating the fluid replacement in the intraoperative period. 3. Allow the student to become familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of crystalloids and colloids. Considerations Patients undergoing intestinal surgery are well known to requir