Should fluid management in thoracic surgery be goal directed?Mert S ¸ent€ urk, Emre Sertac ¸Bing€ ul, and O ¨zlem Turhan
Purpose of reviewTo find a reliable answer to the question in the title: Should fluid management in thoracic surgery be goal directed?Recent findings 'Moderate' fluid regimen is the current recommendation of fluid management in thoracic anesthesia, however, especially in more risky patients; 'Goal-Directed Therapy' (GDT) can be a more reliable approach than just 'moderate'. There are numerous studies examining its effects in general anesthesia; albeit mostly retrospective and very heterogenic. There are few studies of GDT in thoracic anesthesia with similar drawbacks.
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