The Fluid Translation of Research Into Practice Study (Fluid-TRIPS)

The George Institute for Global Health, Australia

Status

Completed

Conditions

Critical Care, Fluid Resuscitation

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02002013

ACTRN12613001172796 (Other Identifier)

GI-CCT300413

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

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.

Enrollment

2,000 patients

Sex

All

Ages

16+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients present in the ICU 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