Conservative use of intravenous fluid in critically ill adults - pilot study
- Conditions
- Critical illnessShockOther - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001670460
- Lead Sponsor
- The George Institute for Global Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
1.The treating ICU team expects the patient will continue to require management in the ICU on the day after tomorrow
2.Patient has an arterial line or placement is imminent
3.Less than 12 hours since ICU admission
1.Age less than 18 years
2.Patient has been admitted to intensive care for treatment of burns
3.Patient has been admitted to intensive care for treatment of liver failure
4.Patient has been admitted to intensive care immediately following solid organ transplantation
5.Patient has been admitted to intensive care immediately following cardiac or lung surgery
6.Patient has been admitted to intensive care immediately following subarachnoid haemorrhage or traumatic brain injury
7.Patient has been admitted to a neurosurgical intensive care unit
8.Documented limits pertaining to end-of life management, or expectation of this in the following 48 hours
9.Women who are pregnant
10.Patients or persons responsible who are unable to read and understand the information and opt-out (English language) brochure provided for the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean hourly fluid intake. This will be collected by ICU research staff who will review the daily flowsheet in the ICU.[From the time of randomisation until 08:00 on the morning of day 2 post-randomisation]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method