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Co-administration of furosemide with albumin for overcoming diuretic resistance in patients with hypoalbuminemia: a meta-analysis

Georgios D Kitsios et al. J Crit Care. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: To systematically review clinical studies of co-administration of albumin and loop diuretics in hypoalbuminemic patients as a strategy to overcome diuretic resistance.

Materials and methods: Systematic search of electronic databases up to October 2012. We included randomized clinical trials of adults with hypoalbuminemia, comparing co-administration of loop diuretics and albumin versus loop diuretics alone. Quantitative data were synthesized with meta-analytic techniques for clinical, surrogate (urinary volume and urinary sodium excretion) and intermediate (pharmacokinetic and hemodynamic parameters) outcomes.

Results: Ten studies were included, of which 8 trials with crossover design were synthesized with meta-analysis. A statistically significant increase in the amount of urine volume (increment of 231 mL [95% confidence interval 135.5-326.5]) and sodium excreted (15.9 mEq [4.9-26.8]) at 8 hours were found in favor of co-administration of albumin and furosemide. These differences were no longer statistically significant at 24 hours. Meta-analyses for intermediate outcomes (ie, furosemide excretion, distribution volume etc.) did not reveal statistically significant differences.

Conclusions: Synthesis of a heterogeneous body of evidence shows transient effects of modest clinical significance for co-administration of albumin with furosemide in hypoalbuminemic patients. Pragmatic, large-scale randomized studies are needed to delineate the role of this strategy.

Keywords: Albumin; Diuretic resistance; Furosemide; Hypoalbuminemia; Meta-analysis.

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Co-administration of furosemide with albumin for overcoming diuretic resistance in patients with hypoalbuminemia: a meta-analysis - PubMed