A fluid discussion about fluids | EBPOM World Congress 2022

Recorded at EBPOM and presented here 'as live' this piece is an exclusive extra conversation held in between sessions on the subject of fluid balance; is the perennial debate of our conference over, or is there still more to be said? Listeners are advised further reading is here: Which goal for fluid therapy during colorectal surgery is followed by the best outcome: near-maximal stroke volume or zero fluid balance?  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22710266/ Effects of intravenous fluid restriction on postoperative complications: comparison of two perioperative fluid regimens: a randomized assessor-blinded multicenter trial  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14578723/ Goal-directed fluid therapy in emergency abdominal surgery: a randomised multicentre trial  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34389168/ Presented by Monty Mythen and Desiree Chappell with their guest Birgitte Brandstrup, Consultant Surgeon, Head of the Endoscopic Unit at The Surgical Gastroenterological Department at Glostrup University Hospital.