A positive fluid balance is an independent prognostic factor in patients with sepsis

作者：Acheampong, Angela; Vincent, Jean-Louis^*

来源：Critical Care, 2015, 19(1): 251.

DOI：10.1186/s13054-015-0970-1

• SEPTIC SHOCK
• RESUSCITATION
• MORTALITY
• INJURY
• VOLUME

Introduction: 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. @@@ Methods: We prospectively studied fluid intake and output for 7 days in 173 consecutive adult patients treated for sepsis in our Department of Intensive Care. @@@ Results: 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). @@@ Conclusions: Persistence of a positive daily fluid balance over time was quite strongly associated with a higher mortality rate in septic patients.

• 出版日期2015-6-15