Declaration of administered volumes, kinds of fluids and volume groups in the PF* groups representing the last 24 h and the last 7 days
| Patients who received PF* the last 24 h (N=120) | Patients who received PF* the last 7 days† (N=193) | |
|---|---|---|
| Median in litres (IQR; range), provided during last 24 h of life | Median in litres (IQR; range), provided during last 7 days† of life | |
| Total volume | 1.0 (1.3; 0.06–14.1) | 5.0 (7.6; 0.1–38.4) |
| Mean volume per 24 h in hospital | – | 1.0 (1.4; 0.01–5.8) |
| Clear liquids | 1.0 (1.0; 0–10.4) | 3.9 (4.9; 0–15.1) |
| Parenteral nutrition solutions | 0 (0; 0–2.1) | 0 (0; 0–12.1) |
| Drug infusions | 0 (0; 0–3.9) | 0 (0.2; 0–18.2) |
| Blood products | 0 (0; 0–2.9) | 0 (0.3; 0–12.2) |
| Number of patients receiving | N (%) | N (%) |
| Clear liquids | 109 (91) | 185 (96) |
| Parenteral nutrition | 24 (20) | 46 (24) |
| Drug infusions | 26 (22) | 56 (29) |
| Blood products | 17 (14) | 49 (25) |
| Volume groups (l/24 h) | N (%) | N (%) |
| 0.01–0.5 | 24 (20) | 53 (28) |
| 0.51–1.5 | 54 (45) | 75 (39) |
| 1.51–2.5 | 23 (19) | 43 (22) |
| >2.5 | 19 (16) | 22 (11) |
*PF, parenteral fluids, which include clear liquids, nutrition solutions, drug infusions and blood products.
†168 h.