Association between elevated central venous pressure and outcomes in critically ill patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some prior studies have shown that elevated mean central venous pressure in certain patient populations and disease processes may lead to poor prognosis. However, these studies failed to generalize the concept of elevated central venous pressure (ECVP) load to all patients in critical care settings because of the limited cases and exclusive cohorts. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between elevated central venous pressure and outcomes in critical care.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis on a single-center public database (MIMIC) of more than 9000 patients and more than 500,000 records of central venous pressure measurement. We evaluated the association between mean central venous pressure level and 28-day mortality after intensive

SUBMITTER: Li DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5549673 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature