FLUID BALANCE AS AN INDEPENDENT PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR OF IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND COVID-19

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SESSION TITLE Outcomes Across COVID-19 SESSION TYPE Rapid Fire Original Inv PRESENTED ON 10/19/2022 1115 am - 1215 pm PURPOSE: Fluid resuscitation confers protection against in-hospital mortality in heart failure (HF) patients with severe sepsis. SARS COV-2 infection can lead to a cytokine storm that is clinically similar to severe sepsis. Little is known about fluid balance in patients with HF admitted for covid 19. We aim to evaluate whether positive fluid balance is associated with in-hospital mortality in HF patients admitted for Covid-19. METHODS: This single center retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients admitted in the ICU for confirmed Covid 19 from 10/2020 to 3/2021 in a community hospital in Newark. The primary outcome was survival to discharge. Clinical SAS 9.4 was used to obtain summary statistics, perform chi-squared test and multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: We included 91 patients admitted in the ICU with covid 19. Out of these 33 patients were diagnosed with heart failure. Out of 33 people with HF 23 (69.70%) were male, 10 (30.3%) were females. Of the 33, 17(56.67%) were latino, 5(16.67%) were caucasian and 6(20%) were african-american. Mean age of population with and without Heart Failure was 70.78 yrs(?12.52) and 58.57 yrs(?13.37) respectively. Amongst them 18(54.55%) had DM, 27(81.82%) had HTN, 5 (15.15%) had chronic respiratory disease and 7(21.21%) had CKD. Amongst those with Heart Failure, 20(60.61%) had multiple comorbidities. The odds for negative survival are shown in table 1. Odds of negative survival outcome in those with positive fluid balance after adjusting for heart failure as compared to those with negative fluid balance in patients of COVID 19 was 12.958 (P value= 0.0183). CONCLUSIONS: Positive fluid balance in HF patients admitted with Covid 19 may be associated with adverse outcomes. Larger, prospective studies are needed to investigate the correlation between covid 19 and fluid balance in HF patients. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS This study creates awareness on the need of caution while fluid resuscitation in heart failure patients with Covid-19 as a positive fluid balance might be associated with unfavorable outcomes DISCLOSURES No relevant relationships by Ruhma Ali no disclosure on file for Joaquim Correia;No relevant relationships by Neev Mehta No relevant relationships by Aditya Patel No relevant relationships by jihad slim, value=Honoraria Removed 03/25/2022 by jihad slim No relevant relationships by jihad slim, value=Honoraria Removed 03/25/2022 by jihad slim No relevant relationships by jihad slim, value=Honoraria Removed 03/25/2022 by jihad slim No relevant relationships by jihad slim, value=Honoraria Removed 03/25/2022 by jihad slim No relevant relationships by jihad slim, value=Honoraria Removed 03/25/2022 by jihad slim