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Table 3 Outcomes

From: Diuretics decrease fluid balance in patients on invasive mechanical ventilation: the randomized-controlled single blind, IRIHS study

 

Control group N = 89

Intervention group N = 77

Mean difference 95% CI

p value

Mechanical ventilation (d)

Overall duration

14 [8–22]

12 [8–21]

− 0.6 [− 3.6 to 2.4]

0.7

After randomization

7 [3–17]

6 [2–14]

− 2.4 [− 6 to 1.2]

0.2

VFD at day-60

51 [32–56]

54 [37–57]

4.0 [− 2.6 to 10.6]

0.3

Extubation failure

11 (15.3%)

6 (9%)

0.5 [0.2–1.5]

0.3

RRT after randomization

4 (4.5%)

6 (7.8%)

1.8 [0.5–7.3]

0.4

In-ICU LOS (d)

18 [10–32]

18 [11–29]

− 1.9 [− 6.3 to 2.5]

0.4

In-ICU mortality

16 (18%)

11 (14%)

0.8 [0.3–1.9]

0.5

Hospital LOS (d)

36 [22–55]

32 [18–53]

− 2.0 [− 11.5 to 7.3]

0.6

Mortality at day-60

20 (22.5%)

13 (16.9%)

1.5 [0.7–3.4]

0.5

  1. VFD ventilatory free days, ICU intensive care unit, LOS length of stray, RRT renal replacement therapy