Albumin administration improves organ function in critically ill hypoalbuminemic patients: A prospective, randomized, controlled, pilot study

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2536-2540

  Dubois, Marc Jacques ^a   Orellana Jimenez, Carlos ^a   Melot, Christian ^a   De Backer, Daniel ^a   Berre, Jacques ^a   Leeman, Marc ^a   Brimioulle, Serge ^a   Appoloni, Olivier ^a   Creteur, Jacques ^a   Vincent, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Albumin; Hypoalbuminemia; Intravenous fluid; Multiple organ failure; Randomized controlled clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOTHESIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; ALBUMINS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33748804685     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000239119.57544.0C     Document Type: Article

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