Preoperative Goal-directed Fluid Therapy and Physiological Changes Following One-lung Ventilation

Intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) is proposed to improve the outcomes of patients undergoing major surgery. In the GDFT algorithm, the employment of fluid bolus plays a crucial role. Dynamic fluid responsiveness parameters, such as stroke volume (SV) response to fluid infusion, are precise fluid indicators that specifically determine patient volume status and are helpful for clinicians to determine the appropriate time for fluid bolus. In this study, we compared two fluid strategies guided by SV response, namely maximization and nonmaximization protocols, during intraoperative GDFT for patients undergoing thoracic surgery requiring one-lung ventilation. Clinical outcomes and perioperative changes in serum biomarkers of oxidative injury were compared between the two groups as the primary and secondary outcomes respectively.