Impact of Fluid Balance on Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay in Critically Ill Trauma Patients.

Background: There is significant data in the medical and surgical literature supporting the correlations between positive volume balance and negative outcomes such as AKI, prolonged mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit and hospital length of stay and increased mortality.

Methods: This single-center, retrospective chart review included adult patients identified from a Trauma Registry database. The primary outcome was the total ICU LOS.