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Preferred term

Plasma Substitutes  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Any liquid used to replace blood plasma, usually a saline solution, often with serum albumins, dextrans or other preparations. These substances do not enhance the oxygen- carrying capacity of blood, but merely replace the volume. They are also used to treat dehydration.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Blood Expanders
  • Plasma Volume Expanders

In other languages

  • French

  • Expandeurs volémiques colloïdaux
  • Expanseurs volémiques colloïdaux
  • Substituts plasmatiques
  • Succédanés du plasma
  • Succédanés plasmatiques

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