Net ultrafiltration intensity and mortality in critically ill patients with fluid overload.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although net ultrafiltration (UF^NET) is frequently used for treatment of fluid overload in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, the optimal intensity of UF^NET is unclear. Among critically ill patients with fluid overload receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT), we examined the association between UF^NET intensity and risk-adjusted 1-year mortality.

Methods

We selected patients with fluid overload ≥ 5% of body weight prior to initiation of RRT from a large academic medical center ICU dataset. UF^NET intensity was calculated as the net volume of fluid ultrafiltered per day from initiation of either continuous or intermittent RRT until the end of ICU stay adjusted for patient hospital admission body weight. We

SUBMITTER: Murugan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6151928 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature