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ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2010

Use of albumin as a risk factor for hospital mortality among burn patients in Brazil: non-concurrent cohort study.

Gilson Caleman, José Fausto de Morais, Maria Eduarda Dos Santos Puga, Rachel Riera, Alvaro Nagib Atallah

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  1. Albumin in Burn Shock Resuscitation: A Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Studies.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
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Gilson CalemanFaculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil.
José Fausto de Morais
Maria Eduarda Dos Santos Puga
Rachel Riera
Alvaro Nagib Atallah

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objectiveamong burn patients, it is common to use colloidal substances under the justification that it is necessary to correct the oncotic pressure of the plasma, thereby reducing the edema in the burnt area and the hypotension. The aim here was to assess the risk of hospital mortality, comparing the use of albumin and crystalloid solutions for these patients. DESIGN AND

settingnon-concurrent historical cohort study at Faculdade de Medicina de Marília; within the Postgraduate program on Internal and Therapeutic Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo; and at the Brazilian Cochrane Center.

methodsburn patients hospitalized between 2000 and 2001, with registration in the Hospital Information System, who received albumin, were compared with those who received other types of volume replacement. The primary outcome was the hospital mortality rate. The data were collected from files within the Datasus software.

results39,684 patients were included: 24,116 patients with moderate burns and 15,566 patients with major burns. Among the men treated with albumin, the odds ratio for the risk of death was 20.58 (95% confidence interval, CI: 11.28-37.54) for moderate burns and 6.24 (CI 5.22-7.45) for major burns. Among the women, this risk was 40.97 for moderate burns (CI 21.71-77.30) and 7.35 for major burns (CI 5.99-9.01). The strength of the association between the use of albumin and the risk of death was maintained for the other characteristics studied, with statistical significance.

conclusionthe use of albumin among patients with moderate and major burns was associated with considerably increased mortality.

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Hospital MortalityAdultAlbuminsBrazilBurnsCohort StudiesCrystalloid SolutionsFemaleHumansIsotonic SolutionsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPlasma SubstitutesRisk FactorsYoung AdultAlbuminsCrystalloid SolutionsIsotonic SolutionsPlasma Substitutes

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PMCPMC10948057

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