Weight changes and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients: a multi-center retrospective cohort study (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveBody weight changes is a readily available composite metric in critically ill patients that may reflect both fluid balance and nutritional-metabolic status. However, large-scale evidence on its independent association with—and predictive value for—patient-centered outcomes such as mortality remains limited.MethodsThis large, multicenter retrospective study used the U.S. eICU Collaborative Research Database. A total of 30,537 adult critically ill patients were included. The primary ex...