Where does the fluid go ?
The skin, intestinal wall, and lungs are known primary locations of excess amounts of crystalloid fluid in humans.
The compliance for volume expansion is twice as high in the skin compared to muscle. Therefore, most of the excess fluid ends up in the skin where it may impair wound healing and exacerbate local infection.
The lungs are another location where excess fluid is found.
The gastrointestinal wall is the third site for the accumulation of excess fluid.
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