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Table 2 Resuscitation interventions

From: A survey of Canadian intensivists' resuscitation practices in early septic shock

Resuscitation interventions

Percentage

Fluid intervention

 

   Normal saline

84.5

   Ringer's lactate

52.2

   Pentastarch

51.3

   5% albumin

3.9

   25% albumin

1.3

Fluid intervention combinations

 

   Normal saline + ringers lactate + pentastarch

21.9

   Normal saline + ringers lactate only

5.7

   Normal saline only

5.2

   Ringers lactate only

0.5

   Pentastarch only

0

Red blood cell transfusion trigger (g/l)

 

   60

2.2

   70

42.2

   80

32.4

   90

15.1

   100

7.6

   110

0.4

   120

0

Inotropes

 

   Never

7.2

   Rarely

13.6

   Sometimes

26.7

   Often

42.1

   Always

10.4

  1. There were 232 respondents in total. The percentages reflect an 'often' or 'always' response to questions regarding the resuscitation interventions.