Open AccessEfficacy of furosemide-albumin compared with furosemide in critically ill hypoalbuminemia patients admitted to intensive care unit: a prospective randomized clinical trial
Author(s) -
Ata Mahmoodpoor,
Sahra Zahedi,
Arezou Pourakbar,
Hamed Hamishehkar,
Kamran Shadvar,
Parina Asgharian,
Farnaz Shahabi,
Hadi Hamishehkar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
daru (tehran. print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2008-2231
pISSN - 1560-8115
DOI - 10.1007/s40199-020-00339-8
Subject(s) - furosemide , hypoalbuminemia , medicine , diuretic , excretion , albumin , gastroenterology , pharmacology , urology
Some physicians co-administer albumin with loop diuretics to overcome diuretic resistance in critically ill hypoalbuminemia patients, though previous studies have reported conflicting results on this matter.