Research Article

[Retracted] Effects of Albumin Supplements on In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Sepsis or Septic Shock: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of included studies.

StudyStudy periodAge median (IQR)Study typePatientsSample size (study/ control)Albumin (%)CrystalloidFollow-upOutcome (study vs. control, %)Risk

Chou et al2009N/ARCSepsis133 (52/81)25% albuminN/A28-day mortality48.1% (25/52) vs. 51.9% (42/81)M
Annane et al2013Study: 63 (50–76) Control: 63 (50–75)RCTSepsis616 (59/557)4%, 5%, 20% or 25% albuminIsotonic or hypertonic saline28-day and 90-day mortality28-day: 32.2% (19/59) vs. 28.2% (157/557) 90-day: 37.3% (22/59) vs. 35.4% (197/557)L
Park et al2019Study: 62 (51–70) Control: 61 (52–70)RCTSepsis and Septic shock360 (180/180)4% albuminLactated Ringer’s7-day and 28-day mortality7-day: 25.6% (46/180) vs. 22.2% (40/180) 28-day: 53.3% (96/180) vs. 46.1% (83/180)L
Caironi et al2014Study: 70 (57–77) Control: 69 (59–77)RCTSepsis and Septic shock1810 (903/907)20% albuminN/A28-day and 90-day mortality28-day: 31.8% (285/895) vs. 32.0% (288/900) 90-day: 41.1% (365/888) vs. 43.6% (389/893)L
Finfer et al2011Study: 60.5 ± 17.2 Control: 61.0 ± 17.1RCTSepsis and Septic shock1218 (603/615)4% albumin0.9% sodium chloride28-day mortality30.7% (185/603) vs. 35.3% (2174/615)L
Liu et al2021Study: 67 (56–77) Control: 67 (54–77)RCSepsis and Septic shock835 (286/549)5% or 20% albuminN/A28-day mortality35.7% (102/286) vs. 31.7% (174/549)M
Alexander et al2021Study: 59 (51–67) Control: 59 (50–68)RCSeptic shock360 (335/335)25% albuminN/A28-day mortality46.9% (157/335) vs. 44.8% (150/335)M
Charpentier et al2011N/ARCTSeptic shock792 (399/393)20% albumin0.9% sodium chloride28-day mortality24.1% (96/399) vs. 26.2% (103/393)L
Veneman et al2004N/ARCTSepsis31 (8/25)20% albumin0.9% sodium chloride28-day mortality62.5% (5/8) vs. 56.0% (14/25)H
Philips et al2021Study: 49.4 ± 12.1 Control: 48.2 ± 10.6RCTSepsis and Septic shock308 (154/154)5% albumin0.9% sodium chloride7-day mortality43.5% (87/154) vs. 38.3% (95/154)M

IQR: interquartile range; RC: retrospective cohort; RCT: randomized controlled trials; M: moderate risk; L: low risk; H: high risk.