Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
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Surg Gynecol Obstet · Mar 1984
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialCrystalloid versus colloid in fluid resuscitation of patients with severe pulmonary insufficiency.
Forty-six patients with severe pulmonary insufficiency were prospectively studied to compare the effects of resuscitation with either crystalloid or colloid. By random number, 26 patients received RL and 20 patients received 5 per cent ALB to maintain hemodynamic stability. Groups were comparable with respect to the cause of pulmonary insufficiency, age and sex. ⋯ The Qs/Qt in the ALB group was significantly lower than the RL group at the termination of the study, but this did not affect outcome. The RL group required more fluid than the ALB group, but the difference was not statistically significant. No clinical advantage was found for either solution in this study.