Postoperative resuscitation with hypertonic saline or hyperoncotic albumin in patients following cardiac surgery: A review of the literature.
Tiffany M N OteroOscar D AljureSoojie YuPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
In this analysis, publications on resuscitation with hyperoncotic albumin and hypertonic saline in patients following cardiac surgery were reviewed. While there is data supporting the use of alternative fluid therapies in other critically ill populations, the limited literature focused on concentrated albumin and hypertonic saline for resuscitation following cardiac surgery is equivocal.