A Comparison of Albumin and Saline for Fluid Resuscitation in the Intensive Care Unit
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- 27 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 350 (22) , 2247-2256
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa040232
Abstract
It remains uncertain whether the choice of resuscitation fluid for patients in intensive care units (ICUs) affects survival. We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial to compare the effect of fluid resuscitation with albumin or saline on mortality in a heterogeneous population of patients in the ICU.Keywords
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