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A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit
Finfer S, Bellomo R, Boyce N, et al. A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit. New England Journal of Medicine. 2004;350:2247–2256.

This comparison of fluids used in resuscitation of patients suffering from severe sepsis finds that both 4 percent albumin and normal saline yield similar patient outcomes at 28 days.



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