Fluid-limiting treatment strategies among sepsis patients in the ICU: a retrospective causal analysis

Abstract Objective In septic patients, multiple retrospective studies show an association between large volumes of fluids administered in the first 24 h and mortality, suggesting a benefit to fluid restrictive strategies. However, these studies do not directly estimate the causal effects of fluid-re...

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Main Authors: Zach Shahn, Nathan I. Shapiro, Patrick D. Tyler, Daniel Talmor, Li-wei H. Lehman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-2767-0