Fluid balance and colloid osmotic pressure in acute respiratory failure: emerging clinical evidence.

Although mortality did not differ between groups, the RCT showed a trend toward reduced duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay in the intensive care unit in patients receiving furosemide + albumin.

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In a randomized prospective trial of patients with pulmonary edema, a fluid restrictive strategy was effective in reducing extra-vascular lung water, days of mechanical ventilator support and length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, while resulting in an encouraging trend towards reduced mortality [ 6 ].

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