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Positive Fluid Balance Is Associated with Higher Mortality and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Patients with Acute Lung Injury

Introduction. We analyzed a database of 320 pediatric patients with acute lung injury (ALI), to test the hypothesis that positive fluid balance is associated with worse clinical outcomes in children with ALI. Methods. This is a post-hoc analysis of previously collected data. Cumulative fluid balance...

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Autores principales: Flori, Heidi R., Church, Gwynne, Liu, Kathleen D., Gildengorin, Ginny, Matthay, Michael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21687578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/854142