Volume Therapy
Volume therapy, or infusion therapy, is used worldwide for the treatment of perfusion disorders, particularly for hypovolemia. In addition to anesthesia, volume therapy is used to improve microcirculation in neurological, neurosurgical, otorhinolaryngolog
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J. Treib (Ed.)
Volume Therapy With 50 Figures and 26 Tables
With Contributions by J.Boldt, D. J. Cole, F. Cortbus, M T. Grauer, A. Haass, H. Iro E. T. Riley, K. W. Ruprecht, R. Schell, V. Scherer, W. I. Steudel G. Stier, F. Waldfahrer
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Johannes Treib, Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Universitatskliniken des Saarlandes Neurologische Klinik Kirrbergerstra6e D-66421 Homburg/Saar
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-64054-4 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-59621-6 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-59621-6
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Volume Therapy/Johannes Treib, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 3-540-65749-5 (hardcover: alk. paper) 1. Infusion therapy. 2. Blood plasma substitutes. 1. Treib, J. (Johannes), 1965·. RM170. V65 1999 615'. 39--dc21 99-42741
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Preface
Volume therapy or infusion therapy is used worldwide for the treatment of hypovolemia caused by surgical blood and plasma losses, trauma, burns, or infections. Interestingly, significant differences exist between countries regarding the use of plasma substitutes. In the United States, crystalloids and albumin are more popular, whereas in Europe artificial colloids such as hydroxyethyl starch are preferred. From an international perspective, it is notable that volume therapy using hydroxyethyl starch is an established therapy for the treatment of cerebral, retinal, otogenic, and peripheral circulation disorders in Germany. In other countries, crystalloids are mostly used to treat dehydration or hypovolemia, for example in brain stroke. In recent years, new data made it possible to overcome
