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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Fluid balance during pulmonary edema. Is fluid gain a marker or a cause of poor outcome?
To evaluate the importance of fluid balance and changes in extravascular lung water (EVLW) on survival in the ICU and short-term outcome in patients with pulmonary edema. ⋯ These data support the concept that positive fluid balance per se is at least partially responsible for poor outcome in patients with pulmonary edema and defend the strategy of attempting to achieve a negative fluid balance if tolerated hemodynamically.