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Pharmacological Management of Acute Kidney Injury

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Pre - renal<br />

A Comparison <strong>of</strong> Albumin and Saline for Fluid<br />

Resuscitation in the Intensive Care Unit (SAFE Study)<br />

methods<br />

Randomly assigned patients who had been admitted to the ICU to receive either 4 percent<br />

albumin or normal saline for intravascular-fluid resuscitation during a period <strong>of</strong> 28 days. The<br />

primary outcome measure was death from any cause during the 28-day period after<br />

randomization.<br />

conclusions<br />

In patients in the ICU, use <strong>of</strong> either 4 percent albumin or normal saline for fluid resuscitation<br />

results in similar outcomes at 28 days.

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