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Published in: Critical Care 6/2004

01-12-2004 | Journal club critique

The routine use of albumin for fluid resuscitation of critically ill patients is not warranted

Authors: Shakeel Amanullah, Ramesh Venkataraman

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2004

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When 4% albumin is compared with 0.9% sodium chloride (normal saline) for intravascular-fluid resuscitation in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), there is no difference in the 28-day rate of death from any cause. …
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Metadata
Title
The routine use of albumin for fluid resuscitation of critically ill patients is not warranted
Authors
Shakeel Amanullah
Ramesh Venkataraman
Publication date
01-12-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc3006

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