Fluid balance in critically ill children with lower respiratory tract viral infection: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing evidence has associated positive fluid balance of critically ill patients with poor outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the pattern of daily fluid balances and their association with outcomes in critically ill children with lower respiratory tract viral infection.

Methods

A retrospective single-center study was conducted, in children supported with high-flow nasal cannula, non-invasive ventilation, or invasive ventilation. Median (interquartile range) daily fluid balances, cumulative fluid overload (FO) and peak FO variation, indexed as the % of admission body weight, over the first week of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission, and their association with the duration of respiratory support were assessed.

Results

Overall, 94 patients

SUBMITTER: Robino C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141805 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature