The Importance of Albumin Infusion Rate for Plasma Volume Expansion Following Major Abdominal Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To study if plasma volume expansion is influenced by the rate at which a colloidal solution
is administered in patients with a systemic inflammatory response induced by major abdominal
surgery.
Randomization will be performed postoperatively at the day of surgery with a 1:1 ratio with
no stratification and the study drug will be given as a slow (3 hours) or rapid (30 minutes)
intravenous infusion.