4th July 2012, London

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Wednesday 4th July 2012

World renowned faculty includes:

• John Kellum
  
• Dileep Lobo
  
• John Myburgh
  
• Tim Miller
  
• Monty Mythen
  
• Rupert Pearse

Topics include:

• The Endothelial Glycocalyx and fluid kinetics - was Starling wrong?
  
• Peri-operative fluid balance, “maintenance –vs-replacement-vs resuscitation”
  
• Fluid management in critical illness: “early vs later vs late”. Theories and practice
  
• Current views on peri-operative “optimization” vs “enhanced recovery”
  
• Fluid resuscitation, acid-base balance, and risk for AKI in critically ill patients —a ten-year retrospective.
  
• Treating pre-operative Anaemia – REAL optimization
  
• The CHEST study (a randomized controlled trial of 0.9% Sodium Chloride vs HES 130/0.4 in saline for resuscitation in 7,000 critically ill patients in Australia and new Zealand)

This House Believes: The Great Fluid Debate:

• Saline should only be used for carefully selected cases
  
• Colloids – do we need them?