INDICES> Plasma Expanders in Shock? (2)

[Joel Lexchin <joel.lexchin@utoronto.ca>]

INDICES> Plasma Expanders in Shock? (2)
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In Canadian emergency departments where I have worked normal saline is
the usual fluid for patients in shock.  I don't believe that our
emergency department even stocks plasma expanders.  Here is a reference
to a systematic review that found no difference in mortality or length
of stay in hospital between colloids and crystalloids:

Choi PT-L, Yip G, Quinonez LG, Cook DJ. Crystalloids vs. colloids in
fluid resuscitation: a systematic review. Crit Care Med 1999;27:200-10.

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[thanks, Joel! WB]

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