Table 1.

Contrasting use of fluids and vasopressors (and mortality) in the Early Goal Directed Therapy (EGDT) arms of the Rivers’ and ProCESS studies

Study	Fluid 0 to 6 hours (ml)	Fluid 7 to 72 hours (ml)	Fluid 0 to 72 hours (ml)	Vasopressors (%) 0 to 6 hours	60-day mortality (%)
Rivers’ EGDT	4,981	8,625	13,443	27.4	44.3
ProCESS EGDT	2,805	4,428	7,220	54.9	21