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plasma volume expander

Benefit/risk: - no benefit for critically ill patients ;1]

Related

lactated Ringer's solution (LR); Ringer's lactate (RL) normal saline; isotonic saline (0.9%)

Specific

albumin (ALB) dextran hetastarch (Hespan, hydroxyethyl starch) pentastarch (Pentaspan) plasma protein fraction (Plasmanate, Plasma-Plex, Plasmatein, Protenate) Voluven

General

pharmaceutical agent

References

  1. The NNT: Colloid Solutions for Resuscitation in Critically Ill Patients. http://www.thennt.com/nnt/colloids-for-resuscitation-in-critically-ill-patients/ - Perel P, Roberts I Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Mar 16;(3):CD000567 PMID: 21412866 - Delaney AP, Dan A, McCaffrey J, Finfer S. The role of albumin as a resuscitation fluid for patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Med. 2011 Feb;39(2):386-91. Review. PMID: 21248514 - Caironi P et al. Albumin replacement in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. N Engl J Med 2014 Mar 18 PMID: 24635772 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1305727