CHEMICAL, CLINICAL, AND IMMUNOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE PRODUCTS OF HUMAN PLASMA FRACTIONATION. IX. THE TREATMENT OF SHOCK WITH CONCENTRATED HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN: A PRELIMINARY REPORT 12

Abstract
A concentrated soln. of human albumin was given to 6 patients with circulatory failure associated with a decrease in blood vol. In each case there was distinct clinical improvement without evidence of any undesirable side effects. The increase in plasma vol. was commensurate with the predicted osmotic effect of the albumin. Detns. of the arterial pressure, the auricular pressure, and the cardiac output, all revealed the beneficial effects of the albumin.