Fluid responsiveness

Does my patient need bolus IV crystalloid fluids? This is a conundrum faced on a daily basis for clinicians working in the ICU. As time goes by, more evidence of the harm fluids do becomes available, so how can we be sure the fluids we give benefit our patients? Xavier Monnet is an intensivist and fluids researcher, and he joins Todd on the podcast to discuss fluid responsiveness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.