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SUBMITTER: Statkevicius S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537197 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Statkevicius Svajunas S Bonnevier Johan J Fisher Jane J Bark Björn P BP Larsson Erik E Öberg Carl M CM Kannisto Päivi P Tingstedt Bobby B Bentzer Peter P
Critical care (London, England) 20190528 1
<h4>Background</h4>Optimal infusion rate of colloids in patients with suspected hypovolemia is unknown, and the primary objective of the present study was to test if plasma volume expansion by 5% albumin is greater if fluid is administered slowly rather than rapidly.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with signs of hypoperfusion after major abdominal surgery were randomized to intravenous infusion of 5% albumin at a dose of 10 ml/kg (ideal body weight) either rapidly (30 min) or slowly (180 min). Plasma vo ...[more]