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The impact of these efforts on patient outcomes remains poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a hospital-wide fluid conservation strategy on the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A single-site retrospective study was conducted between January 1, 2024, and December 4, 2024, at an academic hospital. The hospital was exposed to a multifaceted fluid conservation intervention, including education, a tiered conservation approach, perioperative protocol change, digital interventions to support clinical decision-making, and performance monitoring and feedback. Baseline data was collected for 10 months, and intervention period data was collected for 8 weeks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 21,017 hospitalizations before and 3,494 hospitalizations after the intervention were reviewed. The rate of AKI did not change significantly (17.9% vs 18.4%; P = 0.37) despite a 34% per patient-day reduction in IVF utilization (590\u2005mL vs 388\u2005mL). There was no statistically significant impact on the incidence of critical care admissions from a ward (23.4% vs 23.9%; P = 1.00) or mean hospital length of stay (6.8 days vs 7.2 days; P = 0.07). 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