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| Title |
A positive fluid balance is an independent prognostic factor in patients with sepsis
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| Published in |
Critical Care, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13054-015-0970-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Angela Acheampong, Jean-Louis Vincent |
| Abstract |
Intravenous fluid administration is an essential component of sepsis management, but a positive fluid balance has been associated with worse prognosis. We analyzed whether a positive fluid balance and its persistence over time was an independent prognostic factor in septic patients. We prospectively studied fluid intake and output for 7 days in 173 consecutive adult patients treated for sepsis in our Department of Intensive Care. Of the 173 patients, 59 died (34 %). Mean daily fluid intake was higher in non-survivors than in survivors (59 ± 24 ml/kg vs. 48 ± 23 ml/kg, p = 0.03), but output volumes were similar. As a result, the daily fluid balance was more than twice as large in the non-survivors as in the survivors (29 ± 22 vs. 13 ± 19 ml/kg, p < 0.001). Persistence of a positive fluid balance over time was associated with increased mortality. Using a multivariable time-dependent Cox model, a positive fluid balance was independently associated with higher mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 1.014 [1.007-1.022] per ml/kg increase, p < 0.001). Persistence of a positive daily fluid balance over time was quite strongly associated with a higher mortality rate in septic patients. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 289 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 48 | 17% |
| United States | 41 | 14% |
| Spain | 14 | 5% |
| Mexico | 8 | 3% |
| Australia | 8 | 3% |
| Argentina | 4 | 1% |
| Colombia | 4 | 1% |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1% |
| Italy | 4 | 1% |
| Other | 38 | 13% |
| Unknown | 116 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 196 | 68% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 63 | 22% |
| Scientists | 25 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 419 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 412 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 57 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 47 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 42 | 10% |
| Researcher | 34 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 29 | 7% |
| Other | 107 | 26% |
| Unknown | 103 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 246 | 59% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 14 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 1% |
| Engineering | 5 | 1% |
| Other | 20 | 5% |
| Unknown | 114 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 194. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 October 2019.
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#204,974
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#86
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#3,064
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#2
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