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Colloid solutions for fluid resuscitation

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2012
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Title
Colloid solutions for fluid resuscitation
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2012
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd001319.pub5
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Frances Bunn, Daksha Trivedi

Abstract

Colloids are widely used in the replacement of fluid volume. However, doubts remain as to which colloid is best. Different colloids vary in their molecular weight and therefore in the length of time they remain in the circulatory system. Because of this, and their other characteristics, they may differ in their safety and efficacy. To compare the effects of different colloid solutions in patients thought to need volume replacement. We searched the Cochrane Injuries Specialised Register (searched 1 December 2011), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials 2011, issue 4 (The Cochrane Library); MEDLINE (Ovid) (1948 to November Week 3 2011); EMBASE (Ovid) (1974 to 2011 Week 47); ISI Web of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded (1970 to 1 December 2011); ISI Web of Science: Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (1990 to 1 December 2011); CINAHL (EBSCO) (1982 to 1 December 2011); National Research Register (2007, Issue 1) and PubMed (searched 1 December 2011). Bibliographies of trials retrieved were searched, and for the initial version of the review drug companies manufacturing colloids were contacted for information (1999). Randomised controlled trials comparing colloid solutions in critically ill and surgical patients thought to need volume replacement. Two review authors independently extracted the data and assessed the quality of the trials. The outcomes sought were death, amount of whole blood transfused, and incidence of adverse reactions. Eighty-six trials, with a total of 5,484 participants, met the inclusion criteria. Quality of allocation concealment was judged to be adequate in 33 trials and poor or uncertain in the rest.Deaths were reported in 57 trials. For albumin or plasma protein fraction (PPF) versus hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 31 trials (n = 1719) reported mortality. The pooled relative risk (RR) was 1.06 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.86 to 1.31). When the trials by Boldt were removed from the analysis the pooled RR was 0.90 (95% CI 0.68 to 1.20). For albumin or PPF versus gelatin, nine trials (n = 824) reported mortality. The RR was 0.89 (95% CI 0.65 to 1.21). Removing the study by Boldt from the analysis did not change the RR or CIs. For albumin or PPF versus dextran four trials (n = 360) reported mortality. The RR was 3.75 (95% CI 0.42 to 33.09). For gelatin versus HES 22 trials (n = 1612) reported mortality and the RR was 1.02 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.26). When the trials by Boldt were removed from the analysis the pooled RR was 1.03 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.27). RR was not estimable in the gelatin versus dextran and HES versus dextran groups.Forty-one trials recorded the amount of blood transfused; however, quantitative analysis was not possible due to skewness and variable reporting. Twenty-four trials recorded adverse reactions, with two studies reporting possible adverse reactions to gel and one to HES. From this review, there is no evidence that one colloid solution is more effective or safe than any other, although the CIs were wide and do not exclude clinically significant differences between colloids. Larger trials of fluid therapy are needed if clinically significant differences in mortality are to be detected or excluded.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 2 <1%
United States 2 <1%
Colombia 1 <1%
Indonesia 1 <1%
Kazakhstan 1 <1%
Chile 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Unknown 264 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 42 15%
Researcher 38 14%
Other 32 12%
Student > Bachelor 28 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 6%
Other 72 26%
Unknown 45 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 162 59%
Nursing and Health Professions 17 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 9 3%
Social Sciences 6 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 2%
Other 19 7%
Unknown 56 20%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 March 2014.
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#5,737,475
of 26,391,552 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#7,800
of 13,214 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#37,037
of 179,800 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#100
of 180 outputs
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