Albumin replacement in severe sepsis or septic shock

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-84

  Wiedermann, Christian J ^a   Joannidis, Michael ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CRYSTALLOID; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

ALBUMINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84903694711     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1405675     Document Type: Letter

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