Abstract Background The Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) dedicated its Twelfth
Consensus Conference (2013) to all aspects of fluid therapy, including the management of …

BACKGROUND IV fluid represents a basic therapeutic intervention for septic shock.
Unfortunately, the optimal administration of IV fluid to maximize patient outcomes and …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common condition among patients in intensive
care units (ICUs), and is associated with high death. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a …

Background: The detrimental impact of fluid overload (FO) on intensive care unit (ICU)
morbidity and mortality is well known. However, research to identify subgroups of patients …

Objective To evaluate whether early and acquired daily fluid overload (FO), as well as
fluctuations in fluid accumulation, were associated with adverse outcomes in critically ill …

Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs frequently after liver transplantation and is
associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence has linked the …

Background In patients treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), early net
ultrafiltration (NUF) rates may be associated with differential outcomes. We tested whether …

Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit between July
2007 and June 2009 who had AKI stage I. We collected fluid input, output, and …

Objectives: Angiopoietins modulate endothelial permeability via endothelial cell junctions.
Angiopoietin-2 blocks the angiopoietin-1/Tie-2 interaction that stabilizes these junctions, and …

Fluid therapy is still the mainstay of acute care in patients with shock or cardiovascular
compromise. However, our understanding of the critically ill pathophysiology has evolved …