Lower vs Higher Fluid Volumes During Initial Management of Sepsis: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis

Chest

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 1478-1496

  Meyhoff, Tine Sylvest ^a,c   Møller, Morten Hylander ^a,c   Hjortrup, Peter Buhl ^a,c   Cronhjort, Maria ^d   Perner, Anders ^a,c   Wetterslev, Jørn ^b,c  

^a Department of Intensive Care ^*  (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c Centre for Research in Intensive Care   (Denmark)

^d STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

fluid therapy; intensive care; resuscitation; sepsis; septic shock

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INFUSION FLUID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADVERSE EVENT; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 85082965735     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.11.050     Document Type: Article

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