Perioperative fluid management in cardiac surgery patients may have changed in the last few years in European centers. Balanced crystalloids now seem to be the preferred solutions, followed by synthetic colloids (mainly gelatins) and albumin. The study comprised 106 respondents from 18 European countries who mainly worked in teaching hospitals (66%). In 73% of institutions, patients were admitted to a cardiac surgery intensive care unit (ICU) postoperatively.

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