title: Fluid therapy with artificial colloids: complications and controversies.
abstract: Objectives To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of colloidal therapy in veterinary medicine. Databases used MEDLINE (1966-present), Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau Abstracts (1973-present), personal files.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Section of Critical Care, Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3850 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010, USA. Electronic address: dezhug@vet.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Dez
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hughes
keywords: adverse reactions; colloids; fluid therapy