A novel Vascular Leak Index identifies sepsis patients with a higher risk for in-hospital death and fluid accumulation.
Jay ChandraMiguel A Armengol de la HozGwendolyn LeeAlexandria LeePatrick ThoralPaul ElbersHyung-Chul LeeJohn S MungerLeo Anthony CeliDavid A KaufmanPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2022)
Our VLI identifies groups of patients who may be at higher risk for in-hospital death or for fluid accumulation. This relationship persisted in models developed to control for severity of illness and chronic comorbidities.