BACKGROUND High rates of volume overload hospitalizations may indicate inadequate dialysis facility fluid management. Administrative claims databases are often used to study such outcomes, but these data are generated for billing purposes and may not capture clinical nuance. It is unknown if volume overload admissions can be correctly identified in administrative data and if a single claims-bas...

Fluid overload may occur in critically ill patients as a result of aggressive resuscitation therapies. In such circumstances, persistent fluid overload must be avoided since it does not benefit the patient while it may be harmful. In the septic patient, early volume expansion seems to be beneficial. Beyond that threshold, when organ failure develops, fluid overload has been shown to be associat...

BACKGROUND Intravenous fluids (IVF) are frequently utilized to restore intravascular volume in patients with distributive and hypovolemic shock. Although the benefits of the appropriate use of fluids in intensive care units (ICUs) and hospitals are well described, there is growing knowledge regarding the potential risks of volume overload and its impact on organ failure and mortality. To avoid ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Fluid overload in hemodialysis patients sometimes requires emergent dialysis, but the magnitude of this care has not been characterized. This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of fluid overload treatment episodes for the Medicare hemodialysis population in hospital settings, including emergency departments. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Point-prev...

BACKGROUND Volume overload and fluid congestion remain primary clinical challenges in the assessment and management of patients with chronic heart failure (HF). SUMMARY The pathophysiology of volume regulation is complex, and the simple concept of passive intravascular fluid accumulation is not adequate. The dynamics of interstitial and intravascular fluid compartment interactions and fluid r...

Patients with evidence of fluid overload or heart failure (HF) without clinical symptoms pneumonia are often treated antimicrobial therapy for pneumonia. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the use in critically ill patients diagnosed as A chart review on intensive care unit was conducted. The study's primary outcome number cases no pneumonia, including failure, managed other infecti...