SOAP

2006 Sepsis
198 ICUs
3147 patients

Sepsis in European ICUs

Clinical Question

#N/A

Critical Appraisal

Key findings

Positive fluid balance strongly a/w ICU mortality. Worse o/c with ICU acquired sepsis. Odds Ratio for mortality ↑ by 1.1 for every 1000 ml positive fluid balance. Sicker and older patients received more fluid.

Critique

Observational study. Sicker and older patients got more fluid

Population
Sepsis
Population Details
Not recorded
Intervention Arms

Positive fluid balance
Positive fluid balance

Control Arms

Standard Care

Primary Outcome
Not recorded
Secondary Outcomes
Increase in mortality
P Value
Not recorded

Outcome Results

Not recorded