Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialDistribution of normal saline and 5% albumin infusions in cardiac surgical patients.
To determine the relative distribution of fluid within the extracellular fluid volume (ECFV) and the effect on oxygen delivery after infusing either normal saline or 5% albumin in cardiac surgical patients. ⋯ In postoperative cardiac surgical patients, infusion of 5% albumin is approximately five times as efficient as a PV expander but has comparable effects on changes in ISFV and oxygen delivery relative to normal saline.