Title: | Colloid solutions in the critically ill. A randomised comparison of albumin and polygeline. 1. Outcome and duration of stay in the intensive care unit |
Author(s): | Stockwell, M. A. Soni, N. Riley, B. |
Address: | Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Westminster Hospital, London. |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0003-2409 (Print). 0003-2409 (Linking) |
Abstract: | All patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit were randomised to receive all volume replacement fluid as either human albumin solution or a synthetic colloid. A total of 475 patients were admitted during the study period. Patients' age, sex, APACHE scor |