Association of day 4 cumulative fluid balance with mortality in critically ill patients with influenza: A multicenter retrospective cohort study in Taiwan.
Wen-Cheng ChaoChien-Hua TsengYing-Chun ChienChau-Chyun SheuMing-Ju TsaiWen-Feng FangYu-Mu ChenKuo-Chin KaoHan-Chung HuWann-Cherng PerngKuang-Yao YangWei-Chih ChenShinn-Jye LiangChieh-Liang WuHao-Chien WangMing-Cheng Channull nullPublished in: PloS one (2018)
A negative day 1-4 cumulative fluid balance was associated with a lower mortality rate in critically ill patients with influenza. Our findings indicate the critical role of conservative fluid strategy in the management of patients with complicated influenza.