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Abedi F, Zarei B, Elyasi S. Albumin: a comprehensive review and practical guideline for clinical use. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2024; 80:1151-1169. [PMID: 38607390 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-024-03664-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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PURPOSE Nowadays, it is largely accepted that albumin should not be used in hypoalbuminemia or for nutritional purpose. The most discussed indication of albumin at present is the resuscitation in shock states, especially distributive shocks such as septic shock. The main evidence-based indication is also liver disease. In this review, we provided updated evidence-based instruction for definite and potential indications of albumin administration in clinical practice, with appropriate dosing and duration. METHODS Data collection was carried out until November 2023 by search of electronic databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. GRADE system has been used to determine the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for each albumin indication. RESULTS A total of 165 relevant studies were included in this review. Fluid replacement in plasmapheresis and liver diseases, including hepatorenal syndrome, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and large-volume paracentesis, have a moderate to high quality of evidence and a strong recommendation for administering albumin. Moreover, albumin is used as a second-line and adjunctive to crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in hypovolemic shock, sepsis and septic shock, severe burns, toxic epidermal necrolysis, intradialytic hypotension, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, major surgery, non-traumatic brain injury, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and severe and refractory edema with hypoalbuminemia has a low to moderate quality of evidence and weak recommendation to use. Also, in modest volume paracentesis, severe hyponatremia in cirrhosis has a low to moderate quality of evidence and a weak recommendation. CONCLUSION Albumin administration is most indicated in management of cirrhosis complications. Fluid resuscitation or treatment of severe and refractory edema, especially in patients with hypoalbuminemia and not responding to other treatments, is another rational use for albumin. Implementation of evidence-based guidelines in hospitals can be an effective measure to reduce inappropriate uses of albumin.
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- Farshad Abedi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box, Mashhad, 91775-1365, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box, Mashhad, 91775-1365, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box, Mashhad, 91775-1365, Iran.
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Honore PM, Lawler PR, Zarbock A. Who should receive volume resuscitation with 20% albumin after cardiac surgery? It is probably more complex than just a lack of flair! Intensive Care Med 2024; 50:1123-1125. [PMID: 38953927 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-024-07524-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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- Patrick M Honore
- ICU Department, CHU UCL Namur Godinne, UCL University, Campus Godinne, 1, Avenue Dr Gaston Therasse, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium.
- Faculty of Medicine and Experimental Research Laboratory Institute of the Catholic Louvain Medical School, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
- Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Savadjian AJ, Taicher BM, La JO, Podgoreanu M, Miller TE, McCartney S, Raghunathan K, Shah N, Mamoun N. Reduce intraoperative albumin utilisation in cardiac surgical patients: a quality improvement initiative. BMJ Open Qual 2024; 13:e002726. [PMID: 38663929 PMCID: PMC11043756 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Albumin continues to be used routinely by cardiac anaesthesiologists perioperatively despite lack of evidence for improved outcomes. The Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) data ranked our institution as one of the highest intraoperative albumin users during cardiac surgery. Therefore, we designed a quality improvement project (QIP) to introduce a bundle of interventions to reduce intraoperative albumin use in cardiac surgical patients. METHODS Our institutional MPOG data were used to analyse the FLUID-01-C measure that provides the number of adult cardiac surgery cases where albumin was administered intraoperatively by anaesthesiologists from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022. The QIP involved introduction of the following interventions: (1) education about appropriate albumin use and indications (January 2021), (2) email communications reinforced with OR teaching (March 2021), (3) removal of albumin from the standard pharmacy intraoperative medication trays (April 2021), (4) grand rounds presentation discussing the QIP and highlighting the interventions (May 2021) and (5) quarterly provider feedback (starting July 2021). Multivariable segmented regression models were used to assess the changes from preintervention to postintervention time period in albumin utilisation, and its total monthly cost. RESULTS Among the 5767 cardiac surgery cases that met inclusion criteria over the 3-year study period, 16% of patients received albumin intraoperatively. The total number of cases that passed the metric (albumin administration was avoided), gradually increased as our interventions went into effect. Intraoperative albumin utilisation (beta=-101.1, 95% CI -145 to -56.7) and total monthly cost of albumin (beta=-7678, 95% CI -10712 to -4640) demonstrated significant decrease after starting the interventions. CONCLUSIONS At a single academic cardiac surgery programme, implementation of a bundle of simple and low-cost interventions as part of a coordinated QIP were effective in significantly decreasing intraoperative use of albumin, which translated into considerable costs savings.
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- André J Savadjian
- Anesthesiology, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Kara KA, Arslanoğlu E, Yigit F, Arkan C, Yılmaz AA, Akardere ÖF, Cine N, Tuncer E, Çetiner N, Ceyran H. The effect of albumın and total proteın values as nutrıtıonal markers after Fontan surgery on prognosıs. Cardiol Young 2024; 34:734-739. [PMID: 37791519 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951123003335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Children with CHD develop heart failure due to increased pulmonary blood flow, cyanosis, and pulmonary hypertension. The metabolic needs of these children differ from those of healthy children, and malnutrition is common. Protein-losing enteropathy has been reported in 5 to 13% of patients after the Fontan procedure. Serum albumin and total protein levels, which are indicators of the quality of post-operative care, can be useful tools for monitoring and examining the intensive care treatment strategies of these patients. In our retrospective study, the effects of albumin and total protein values, which are two of the markers that give us an idea about diet, nutritional status, and inflammation, on the prognosis of children who underwent the Fontan procedure were investigated. METHOD In our study, 127 patients who underwent Fontan procedure in our clinic between 2012 and 2021 were analysed retrospectively. Of the patients, 52.7% (n = 67) were male and 47.3% (n = 60) were female. The mean age is 5.83 ± 4.63 years. Patients who underwent albumin replacement were not included in the study. RESULTS Although the relationship between pre-operative albumin and total protein values and post-operative mortality was not statistically significant, the inverse correlation of post-operative albumin 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-day values and post-operative total protein 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-day values with mortality was found to be statistically significant. In addition, we found that mortality was statistically high in patients whose total protein amount was below 6.65 mg/dl in the early post-operative period. CONCLUSION Albumin and total protein, whose blood levels can vary with diet, can be used as predictors in the early post-operative prognosis of Fontan patients. In addition, when we examined the exitus patients, it was observed that the total protein amount was below 6.65 mg/dl on the post-operative 1st day. Based on this, we think that a diet with high protein content before surgery will help reduce post-operative early mortality.
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- Kenan Abdurrahman Kara
- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Training And Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Xiang F, Huang F, Huang J, Li X, Dong N, Xiao Y, Zhao Q, Xiao L, Zhang H, Zhang C, Cheng Z, Chen L, Chen J, Wang H, Guo Y, Liu N, Luo Z, Hou X, Ji B, Zhao R, Jin Z, Savage R, Zhao Y, Zheng Z, Chen X. Expert consensus on the use of human serum albumin in adult cardiac surgery. Chin Med J (Engl) 2023; 136:1135-1143. [PMID: 37083122 PMCID: PMC10278724 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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- Fei Xiang
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, United States
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100033, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, People's Hospital of Henan Province, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Disease Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of South China Structural Heart Disease, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510050, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, Liaoning 110055, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100033, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710033, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710033, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100033, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China
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Hanley C, Callum J, Karkouti K, Bartoszko J. Albumin in adult cardiac surgery: a narrative review. Can J Anaesth 2021; 68:1197-1213. [PMID: 33884561 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-021-01991-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Intravascular fluids are a necessary and universal component of cardiac surgical patient care. Both crystalloids and colloids are used to maintain or restore circulating plasma volume and ensure adequate organ perfusion. In Canada, human albumin solution (5% or 25% concentration) is a colloid commonly used for this purpose. In this narrative review, we discuss albumin supply in Canada, explore the perceived advantages of albumin, and describe the clinical literature supporting and refuting albumin use over other fluids in the adult cardiac surgical population. SOURCE We conducted a targeted search of PubMed, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled trials, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Search terms included albumin, colloid, cardiac surgery, bleeding, hemorrhage, transfusion, and cardiopulmonary bypass. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Albumin is produced from fractionated human plasma and imported into Canada from international suppliers at a cost of approximately $21 million CAD per annum. While it is widely used in cardiac surgical patients across the country, it is approximately 30-times more expensive than equivalent doses of balanced crystalloid solutions, with wide inter-institutional variability in use and no clear association with improved outcomes. There is a general lack of high-quality evidence for the superiority of albumin over crystalloids in this patient population, and conflicting evidence regarding safety. CONCLUSIONS In cardiac surgical patients, albumin is widely utilized despite a lack of high- quality evidence supporting its efficacy or safety. A well-designed randomized controlled trial is needed to clarify the role of albumin in cardiac surgical patients.
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- Ciara Hanley
- Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Sinai Health System, Women's College Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street 3EN-464, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street 3EN-464, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada.
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