The Fluid Translation of Research into Practice Study (Fluid-TRIPS): An International Cross-Sectional Survey of Fluid Resuscitation Practice in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Translating reliable evidence on fluid resuscitation of intensive care patients into clinical practice – Improving patient outcomes and containing public health costs

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12613001172796

Acronym

Fluid-TRIPS

Enrollment

2100

Registered

2013-10-24

Start date

2014-04-30

Completion date

2014-12-10

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The objective of this project is to describe international trends in the prescription of intravenous fluids for fluid resuscitation in intensive care and to determine the major drivers of choice.

Interventions

An international cross-sectional survey will be undertaken which audits fluid resuscitation practice in participating ICUs on a single day.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients present in the ICU at the 10am census at the start of on the study day or admitted during the 24-hour study period will be included in the study sample.

Exclusion criteria

Children under 16 years are excluded

Outcome results