Research Article

The Impact of Positive Fluid Balance on Sepsis Subtypes: A Causal Inference Study

Table 3

Refutation results from DoWhy library for sepsis subtypes: comparison of estimated effects with new effects and associated values.

Estimated effectNew effect value

Sepsis all
Using a subset of data0.0420.0420.920
Adding a random common cause0.0420.0422.0

Pulmonary sepsis
Using a subset of data0.0460.0470.92
Adding a random common cause0.0460.0462.0

Urinary sepsis
Using a subset of data−0.014−0.0141.0
Adding a random common cause−0.014−0.0142.0

values >0.05 indicate no statistically significant difference between original and refutation ATE estimates, supporting the validity of the original estimates.