Update on fluid therapy in the critical patient resuscitation process.

The administration of fluids for the resuscitation of the seriously ill patient in intensive care units is one of the most frequent interventions. Up to 40% of the time it is the nursing team that makes the decision to administer a fluid bolus to a critically ill patient according to established protocols. Therefore we perform a review in this paper of the current status of fluid therapy and its use in this type of patient.