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Table 1 Colloids assessed in the 1998 systematic review

From: Crystalloid or colloid for resuscitation. Are we any the wiser?

 

Papers

Patients

Colloid

Crystalloid

 
       

Papers contributing

Colloid

n

n

n

deaths

n

deaths

to excess mortality

Albumin

7

381

180

29

201

23

3 of 7

Gelatin

1

22

11

0

11

0

0 of 1

Hydroxyethyl starch

1

41

21

2

20

2

0 of 1

Dextran

7

652

351

96

301

56

2 of 7

Plasma

1

153

74

30

79

30

0 of 1

Mixed

2

66

48

11

28

7

0 of 2

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