Observational study demonstrates reduced mortality and shorter hospital stays with negative fluid balance in COVID-19, suggesting conservative fluid management improves survival.
We determined that the negative fluid balance was associated with favorable outcomes in COVID-19 patients. The negative fluid balance was associated with the reduced mortality rate and length of hospitalization as well as improvement in oxygen saturation. Moreover, the NT-proBNP >781 pg/mL and fluid balance >-430 mL might be the predictors for positive fluid balance and mortality, respectively.
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