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Anesthesia and analgesia · Oct 2000
Meta AnalysisThe good, the bad, and the ugly: should we completely banish human albumin from our intensive care units?
- J Boldt.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BoldtJ@gmx.net
- Anesth. Analg. 2000 Oct 1;91(4):887-95, table of contents.
ImplicationsHuman 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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