In my opinion: Serum albumin should be maintained during neurocritical care

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 482-488

  Powner, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain infarction; Brain injuries; Cerebrovascular accident; Serum albumin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART FUNCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUNG FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROCRITICAL CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; STROKE;

EID: 79955855062     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9513-z     Document Type: Review

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