Djillali Annane, Shidasp Siami, Samir Jaber, Claude Martin, Souheil Elatrous, Adrien Descorps Declère, Jean Charles Preiser, Hervé Outin, Gilles Troché, Claire Charpentier, Jean Louis Trouillet, Antoine Kimmoun, Xavier Forceville, Michael Darmon, Olivier Lesur, Jean Reignier, Fékri Abroug, Philippe Berger, Christophe Clec'h, Joël Cousson, Laure Thibault, Sylvie Chevret
IMPORTANCE: Evidence supporting the choice of intravenous colloid vs crystalloid solutions for management of hypovolemic shock remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To test whether use of colloids compared with crystalloids for fluid resuscitation alters mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with hypovolemic shock. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A multicenter, randomized clinical trial stratified by case mix (sepsis, trauma, or hypovolemic shock without sepsis or trauma)...
November 6, 2013: JAMA