A review of the use of human albumin in burn patients

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 702-717

  Cartotto, Robert ^a   Callum, Jeannie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HUMAN ALBUMIN; PLASMA PROTEIN FRACTION; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; BURN PATIENT; BURN SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; COLLOID; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CRYSTALLOID; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; EDEMA; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FLUID SHIFT; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; BURNS; COLLOIDS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84870347896     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31825b1cf6     Document Type: Review

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