Relevance of albumin in modern critical care medicine

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Vincent, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory; anti oxidant; colloid osmotic pressure; oedema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HETASTARCH; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MICROCIRCULATION; MORTALITY; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ALBUMINS; CRITICAL CARE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 66449097677     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2008.11.004     Document Type: Review

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