Hemodynamics, fluids & transfusion

Sodium and chloride disturbances in critically ill adult patients: A protocol for a sub‐study of the FLUID‐intensive care unit (ICU) cohort study

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Protocol for a sub-study of the FLUID-ICU prospective international inception cohort study

Study context

Population
Adults admitted to the ICUplanned minimum 1000
Primary endpoint
Proportion of patients with hypernatremia, hyponatremia, hyperchloremia, and hypochloremia
Methodological details14-day inception cohort, multicentre (more than 50 ICUs), Daily follow-up from ICU admission to discharge or death (maximum 28 days); follow-up at Day 90, Planned assessments: days alive without life support at Day 90; risk factors (SMS-ICU score, ICU type, diuretics, fluid accumulation); days alive and out of hospital and mortality at Day 90 reported descriptively
  • 14-day inception cohort
  • Multicentre (more than 50 ICUs)
  • Daily follow-up from ICU admission to discharge or death (maximum 28 days); follow-up at Day 90
  • Planned assessments: days alive without life support at Day 90; risk factors (SMS-ICU score, ICU type, diuretics, fluid accumulation); days alive and out of hospital and mortality at Day 90 reported descriptively

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Sodium and chloride disturbances in critically ill adult patients: A protocol for a sub‐study of the FLUID‐ICU cohort study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 24 March 2025. doi:10.1111/aas.70028

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