Critical Care, Fluid Resuscitation Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Fluid Translation of Research Into Practice Study (Fluid-TRIPS): An International Cross-Sectional Survey of Fluid Resuscitation Practice
Translating reliable evidence on fluid resuscitation of intensive care patients into clinical practice - Improving patient outcomes and containing public health costs
The Fluid-Translation of Research into Practice Study (TRIPS) is an international, single
day, cross-sectional study planned for the second quarter of 2014, coordinated by the George
Institute for Global Health, with the purpose of documenting prescribing practices for fluid
resuscitation in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. This international cross-sectional
study follows on from the publication of large-scale randomized controlled trials and
meta-analyses of fluid resuscitation, which provide evidence of how fluid resuscitation may
affect patient-centered outcomes.
Fluid-TRIPS is a repeat of the Saline versus Albumin for Fluid Evaluation (SAFE)-TRIPS which
was an international cross-sectional survey conducted in 2007 that had 391 ICU's participate
from 25 countries and provided insight into international fluid resuscitation practice at
that time. Along with establishing if fluid resuscitation practices have changed since
SAFE-TRIPS, Fluid-TRIPS also aims to determine the relationship between fluid choice and
evidence, along with understand other factors that may influence the choice of bolus fluid
in clinical practice.
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Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional