Is double-blinding possible while administering fluids in the intensive care unit?

Durukan A. B., Gurbuz H. A., Yorgancioglu C., DURUKAN A. B., Gurbuz H. A., Tavlasoglu M.

CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, vol.24, no.4, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The publication by Alavi SM et al. highlights a subject with an ongoing debate, namely the 'crystalloid-colloid and colloid-colloid use following cardiac surgery'. They designed a randomised, double-blind clinical trial and compared the effects of three different solutions; 0.9% Ringer's lactate, 4% gelatin and 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solution. They concluded that the HES solution was better in terms of the volume-expanding effect; lower amounts were required compared to the other two solutions, and short-term renal functions were better.