Table 3.
Daily net fluid balance for patients on RRT (n=48)
Day of ECMO | Net UF on RRT Mean (SD) in L | Net I-O Not Yet on RRT Mean (SD) in L | Mean Difference in L | P Value |
1 | 1.4 (3.1) (n=28) | 7.4 (15.1) (n=20) | −6.0 | 0.02 |
2 | 3.5 (5.6) (n=32) | 3.5 (4.0) (n=15) | 0.0 | 0.50 |
3 | 1.7 (3.2) (n=34) | 1.6 (6.8) (n=11) | 0.1 | 0.53 |
4 | 0.6 (2.1) (n=36) | 0.4 (0.8) (n=9) | 0.2 | 0.61 |
5 | 2.3 (4.8) (n=34) | 2.0 (6.0) (n=8) | 0.3 | 0.60 |
6 | 0.6 (3.6) (n=32) | 1.6 (1.2) (n=6) | −1.0 | 0.25 |
7 | 0.1 (2.1) (n=33) | 0.5 (2.7) (n=4) | −0.4 | 0.36 |
Cumulative 72 hr | 5.5 (7.5) | 10.0 (15.9) | −4.5 | 0.15 |
ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; UF, ultrafiltration; I-O, ins-outs (ins minus outs).