A new twist on albumin therapy in the intensive care unit, again

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2677-2679

  Martin, Greg S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin; Editorial; Hypoalbuminemia; Intensive care; Oncotic pressure

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ALBUMINS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE;

EID: 33748767921     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000239422.59433.20     Document Type: Editorial

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