OBJECTIVE Recent evidence suggests that fluid overload may be deleterious to critically ill children. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of early fluid overload with respiratory morbidity and mortality in patients admitted to a general PICU. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Single, tertiary referral PICU. PATIENTS SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX patients aged 0-...

INTRODUCTION Fluid overload is a clinical problem frequently related to cardiac and renal dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate fluid overload and changes in serum creatinine as predictors of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery. METHODS Patients submitted to heart surgery were prospectively enrolled in this study from September 2010 through August 2011. C...

BACKGROUND Fluid overload is frequently found in acute kidney injury patients in critical care units. Recent studies have shown the relationship of fluid overload with adverse outcomes; hence, manage and optimization of fluid balance becomes a central component of the management of critically ill patients. DISCUSSION In critically ill patients, in order to restore cardiac output, systemic blo...

BACKGROUND Fluid overload is known to be associated with increased mortality in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) who are critically ill. In this study, we intended to uncover whether the adverse effect of fluid overload on survival could be applied to all of the patients with AKI who received continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). METHODS We analyzed 341 patients with AKI who rec...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with significantly increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Fluid overload may promote obstructive sleep apnea in patients with ESRD through an overnight fluid shift from the legs to the neck soft tissues. Body fluid shift and severity of obstructive sleep apnea before and after hemodialysis were compared in patients with ...

Oliguria is a very common clinical situation that is also often difficult to interpret since it may represent either the expression of a disease or an appropriate response of the kidneys to extracellular volume depletion or decreased renal blood flow. In patients with acute kidney injury, oliguria is independently associated with mortality. Fluid overload is a complication of the impaired sodiu...

OBJECTIVES Fluid overload after pediatric cardiac surgery is common and has been shown to increase both mortality and morbidity. This study explores the risk factors of early postoperative fluid overload and its relationship with adverse outcomes. DESIGN Secondary analysis of the prospectively collected data of children undergoing open-heart surgery between 2004 and 2008. SETTING Tertiary n...

Fluid overload is one of the characteristics in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Changes in extracellular fluid volume are associated with progression of diabetic nephropathy. Not only diabetes but also fluid overload is associated with cardiovascular risk factors The aim of the study was to assess the interaction between fluid overload, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors, including arteria...

Abstract Introduction. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem that often goes unrecognized until late-stage disease. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face with uremic toxins and hyperkalemia. Also fluid overload in CKD patients is associated with rapid decline in kidney function. Lactulose is a hyper osmotic agent and as a prebiotic could reduce serum urea and p...