Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 2012
Review Meta AnalysisSafety of gelatin for volume resuscitation--a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gelatin is frequently used as a volume expander in critical care. Our goal was to investigate its safety. ⋯ Despite over 60 years of clinical practice, the safety and efficacy of gelatin cannot be reliably assessed in at least some settings in which it is currently used. We suggest the need to investigate and establish such safety.