Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Total (n = 85) |
|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 65 ± 15 |
| Weight (kg)a | 97 ± 35 |
| Hemoglobin (mg/dL)a | 10.6 ± 1.8 |
| Hematocrit (%)a | 31.9 ± 5.9 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)a | 33 ± 11 |
| Net fluid balance (mL)b | 1717 (−14 280 to 20 353) |
| Medical patient | 68 (80%) |
| Surgical patient | 17 (20%) |
| Ventilator | 31 (36.5%) |
| Vasopressors | 16 (18.8%) |
| Ventilator + vasopressors | 10 (11.8%) |
| Diagnoses | |
| Acute hypoxic respiratory failure | 20 (23.5%) |
| Coronary artery bypass graft | 15 (17.6%) |
| Septic shock | 11 (12.9%) |
| Cardiac arrest | 8 (9.4%) |
| Sepsis | 5 (5.9%) |
| Severe sepsis | 3 (3.5%) |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 3 (3.5%) |
| Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate | 2 (2.4%) |
| Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction | 2 (2.4%) |
| Intraparenchymal hemorrhage | 2 (2.4%) |
| Urosepsis | 2 (2.4%) |
| Seizures | 1 (1.2%) |
| Drug overdose | 1 (1.2%) |
| Subdural hematoma | 1 (1.2%) |
| Gastrointestinal bleed | 1 (1.2%) |
| Obstructed colon | 1 (1.2%) |
| Status epilepticus | 1 (1.2%) |
| Cerebral vascular accident | 1 (1.2%) |
| Hypotension | 1 (1.2%) |
| Mitral value replacement | 1 (1.2%) |
| Cardiogenic shock | 1 (1.2%) |
| Pericardial effusion | 1 (1.2%) |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 1 (1.2%) |
Unless otherwise stated, values are n (%).
a
Mean ± SD.
b
Median (range).