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Anesth Analg 2000;91:887-895
© 2000 International Anesthesia Research Society

CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Should We Completely Banish Human Albumin from Our Intensive Care Units?

Joachim Boldt, MD

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Joachim Boldt, MD, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Bremserstr. 79, 67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany. Address e-mail to BoldtJ{at}gmx.net

Implications: Human albumin is still widely used in critically ill patients for volume replacement therapy or for correcting hypoproteinemia. Most meta-analyses on the value of albumin administration are over 15 yr old and raise more questions than they answer. With the help of a MEDLINE analysis, we examined more recent studies in humans using albumin. Most of these studies have recommended a very cautious use of albumin in critically ill patients.




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