Interesting study on the the relative usefulness of pulse pressure, thermodilution derived CI and etCO2 to predict fluid responsiveness. Blood pressure is not surprisingly poor while etCO2 seems to be comparable to CI measurement in predictive ability. #critcare #fluidstewardship #physiology https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-012-2693-y

(Reposting my thought from twitter, related to CLOVERS): Here’s food for thought (although mortality difference is not significant): could restrictive fluid administration potentially reduce mortality not directly by reducing fluid overload , but indirectly by increasing a patient’s chance of being admitted to an icu? #fluidstewardship