Journal of intensive care medicine
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J Intensive Care Med · Jan 2009
Multicenter StudyReview of a large clinical series: association of cumulative fluid balance on outcome in acute lung injury: a retrospective review of the ARDSnet tidal volume study cohort.
To evaluate the independent influence of fluid balance on outcomes for patients with acute lung injury. ⋯ Negative cumulative fluid balance at day 4 of acute lung injury is associated with significantly lower mortality, independent of other measures of severity of illness.