Organ support & nutrition

Association of fluid creep and maintenance fluids on major adverse kidney events in critically ill patients – An observational cohort study

J Crit CarePublished Retrospective cohort study

Main finding · MAKE30Result — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.004 95% CI 1.001–1.008

Authors' conclusion

In a large mixed ICU cohort, higher exposure to fluid creep/ maintenance fluids was consistently associated with MAKE30 and its components.

Study context

Population
Adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients, tertiary care center in Switzerland, January 2014–December 2017
Participants
12,716 patients
Exposure
Fluid creep/maintenance fluid intake
Outcome
Major adverse kidney events (MAKE30)
Follow-up
30 days
Methodological detailssingle-centre, multivariable logistic regression adjusted for typical confounders
  • Single-centre
  • Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for typical confounders

Main finding

MAKE30

Adjusted odds ratio

1.004

95% CI 1.001–1.008

P = 0.016

Each additional milliliter of fluid creep/maintenance fluids per kilogram body weight per day
aOR 1.004 (95% CI 1.001–1.008); P = 0.016

Each additional milliliter of fluid creep/maintenance fluids per, as printed

As reported in the abstract

MAKE30 events, whole cohort
1812 (14%)

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Secondary outcomes

MAKE30 components: 30-day mortality, renal replacement therapy (RRT), persistent renal dysfunction

Fluid creep/maintenance fluids associated with all components

Original publication

Association of fluid creep and maintenance fluids on major adverse kidney events in critically ill patients – An observational cohort study. J Crit Care. Published 24 May 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2026.155619

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