[Asociation between fluid overload and mortality in pediatric patients in the intensive care unit].

Objective: To assess the association between fluid overload (FO) and other risk fac tors in the mortality of patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

Patients And Method: A historical cohort study was conducted. Pediatric patients older than one month and younger than 18 years who were hospitalized in the PICU for more than 48 hours during 2016 were included.