The Saline versus Albumin Fluid Evaluation (SAFE) study was a randomized, double-blind comparison of saline and albumin in a heterogeneous population of intensive care unit patients. The study ...

Albumin is the most abundant protein in the bloodstream. It plays several vital roles, including preventing fluid from leaking out of blood vessels and serving various anti-inflammatory functions.

said on Monday he underwent a total plasma exchange that would take that fluid from his body and replace it with pure albumin ...

In the single, randomized, controlled trial that has compared paracentesis plus albumin infusion (10 g/l of ascitic fluid removed) with paracentesis alone, the incidence of circulatory dysfunction ...

The albumin ratio—the ratio of albumin protein in the cerebrospinal fluid compared to levels in the plasma or serum—is considered a measure of blood-brain barrier function, with higher values ...

Albumin use in patients with septic shock who had kidney impairment was associated with increased RRT (OR, 2.37) and with in-hospital mortality (OR, 1.21). Caution is urged with early albumin use ...

preliminary evidence [exists] that albumin might be more beneficial than saline for fluid resuscitation in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock... Given the preliminary evidence that ...