Table 4.

Clinical outcomes for study patients according to monitoring tool

	All patients	PiCCO	PAC	p value
Mean daily FB (ml/day)	490 (-216, 1,259)	659 (-128, 1,403)	350 (-573, 1,064)	0.017
MV days	5 (2, 10)	6 (2, 10)	4 (2, 10)	0.44
MV-free days in 28 days	15 (0, 24)	12 (0, 23)	21 (0, 25)	0.045
ICU days	6 (3, 14)	7 (3, 13)	6 (3, 14)	0.58
ICU-free days in 28 days	11 (0, 22)	5 (0, 21)	14 (0, 22)	0.15
Hospital days	19 (9, 38)	20 (9, 45)	17 (8, 33)	0.15
ICU mortality	34.7%	38.5%	30.0%	0.11
Hospital mortality	42.0%	45.8%	36.9%	0.12

Values are presented as medians (with 25th and 75th percentiles) or as percentages. FB, fluid balance; ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mechanical ventilation; PAC, pulmonary artery catheter; PiCCO, pulse contour cardiac output.