Evaluation of albumin use in a community hospital setting: A retrospective study looking at appropriate use and prescribing patterns.

The study completed by Caironi et al and showed that there was no difference in mortality for patients with septic shock between patients receiving albumin versus normal saline, but a meta-analysis by Xu et al showed a trend toward lower 90-day mortality in severe sepsis patients treated with albumin versus crystalloid therapy [ 10 , 11 ].

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