Intravenous albumin in cardiac and vascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

cardiac surgery intravenous albumin meta-analysis systematic review vascular surgery

Journal

British journal of anaesthesia
ISSN: 1471-6771
Titre abrégé: Br J Anaesth
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372541

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 12 07 2023
revised: 23 10 2023
accepted: 05 11 2023
medline: 16 12 2023
pubmed: 16 12 2023
entrez: 15 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Intravenous albumin is commonly utilised in cardiovascular surgery for priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit, volume replacement, or both, although the evidence to support this practice is uncertain. The aim was to compare i.v. albumin with synthetic colloids and crystalloids for paediatric and adult patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery for all-cause mortality and other perioperative outcomes. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of i.v. albumin compared with synthetic colloids and crystalloids on the primary outcome of all-cause mortality was conducted. Secondary outcomes included renal failure, blood loss, duration of hospital or intensive care unit stay, cardiac index, and blood component use; subgroups were analysed by age, comparator fluid, and intended use (priming, volume, or both). We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCRT) from 1946 to November 23, 2022. Of 42 RCTs, mortality was assessed in 15 trials (2711 cardiac surgery patients) and the risk difference was 0.00, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.01 to 0.01, I Intravenous albumin use was not associated with a difference in morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery, when compared with comparator fluids. The lack of improvement in patient-important outcomes with albumin and its higher cost suggests it should be used restrictively. PROSPERO; CRD42020171876.

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BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Intravenous albumin is commonly utilised in cardiovascular surgery for priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit, volume replacement, or both, although the evidence to support this practice is uncertain. The aim was to compare i.v. albumin with synthetic colloids and crystalloids for paediatric and adult patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery for all-cause mortality and other perioperative outcomes.
METHODS METHODS
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of i.v. albumin compared with synthetic colloids and crystalloids on the primary outcome of all-cause mortality was conducted. Secondary outcomes included renal failure, blood loss, duration of hospital or intensive care unit stay, cardiac index, and blood component use; subgroups were analysed by age, comparator fluid, and intended use (priming, volume, or both). We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCRT) from 1946 to November 23, 2022.
RESULTS RESULTS
Of 42 RCTs, mortality was assessed in 15 trials (2711 cardiac surgery patients) and the risk difference was 0.00, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.01 to 0.01, I
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Intravenous albumin use was not associated with a difference in morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery, when compared with comparator fluids. The lack of improvement in patient-important outcomes with albumin and its higher cost suggests it should be used restrictively.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW PROTOCOL UNASSIGNED
PROSPERO; CRD42020171876.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38101966
pii: S0007-0912(23)00630-X
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.11.009
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Nikolaos J Skubas (NJ)

Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Anaesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: skubasn@ccf.org.

Jeannie Callum (J)

Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Aarti Bathla (A)

Canadian Blood Services, Toronto, Canada.

Homa Keshavarz (H)

Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Canada.

Dean Fergusson (D)

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Bovey Wu (B)

Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.

Simon Stanworth (S)

NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, UK.

Nadine Shehata (N)

Departments of Medicine, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Division of Hematology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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