Tag: Volume resuscitation

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), plasma or plasma substitutes are used to treat a variety of conditions, including serious injury, burns, and shock, to address volume loss. Answering the question, "What are the examples of plasma substitutes?" involves exploring different types of colloids, both natural and synthetic, that function as plasma volume expanders by increasing the intravascular fluid volume.

Millions of intravenous fluid units are administered annually for volume resuscitation and procedures like therapeutic plasma exchange [1.7.5]. When donor plasma isn't used, what instead of plasma can be used as a replacement fluid? The main alternatives fall into two categories: crystalloids and colloids [1.3.1, 1.4.5].