Human albumin administration in critically ill patients

BMJ

Volumn 317, Issue 7162, 1998, Pages 882-

  Petros, Andy ^a   Schindler, Margrid ^a   Pierce, Christine ^a   Jacobe, Steven ^a   Mok, Quen ^a   Nel, Mark R ^b   Nadel, Simon ^c   Marriage, Steven ^c   de Munter, Claudine ^c   Britto, Joseph ^c   Habibi, Parviz ^c   Levin, Michael ^c   Kaag, M ^d   Zoetmulder, F A N ^d   Riordan, F Andrew I ^e   Williams, Andrew ^f   Thomson, Alistair P J ^g   Soni, Neil ^h   Goodman, Neville W ⁱ   Beale, R J ^j   Wyncoll, D L A ^j   Mcluckie, A ^j   Frame, J D ^k   Moiemem, N ^k   Chalmers, Iain ^l   Lawler, P G ^m   Morgan, G A ^m   Shwe, K H ⁿ   Bhavnani, M ⁿ   Roberts, Ian ^o   more..

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns   (United Kingdom)

^l UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^m Intensive Care Society   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; HUMAN ALBUMIN; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; ALBUMINOID;

BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; LETTER; MASS MEDIUM; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; CHILD; INFANT; NEWBORN; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK;

ALBUMINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK;

EID: 0032569398     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7162.882     Document Type: Letter

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