The use of higher volumes of intravenous fluid has been associated with harm in observational studies 3-6 and in randomized trials involving patients with sepsis and septic shock. 7-11 The adverse ...

Normal fluid intake depends on sex and age. In a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2009-2012, men in the general population drank on average 3.46 L (14.6 cups) daily, while ...

The trend, however, favored liberal-fluid intake: KCCQ-OSS 74.0 vs 72.2 with fluid restriction (P = 0.056). Speaking with the media, van Kimmenade said the mean difference in KCCQ-OSS after adjusting ...

Patients who followed the fluid restriction guideline drank no more than 1.5 liters per day. Those without restrictions consumed about 300 milliliters more daily—roughly the equivalent of two ...

Thirst was higher in those with fluid restriction, while there was no difference in any of the exploratory safety outcomes. Our conclusion is that in patients with stable heart failure there is no ...

Sodium restriction is indeed an important cornerstone in the treatment of ascites, and the usual recommendation is to limit sodium intake to 88 mmol/day, which represents moderate sodium restriction.

Fluid restriction, the first-line treatment, is inexpensive and safe but of limited efficacy; urine output of less than 1.5 liters per day or urine osmolality greater than 500 mOsm per kilogram of ...

From 2021 to 2024, selected participants were randomized to liberal fluid intake (n=254) or fluid restriction (n=250). The study population was around age 69 on average and around 67% were men ...