Boutros 1979.

Methods	Randomised controlled trial. Method of allocation concealment not fully described.
Participants	Participants were undergoing major operative procedures on the abdominal aorta.
Interventions	1) Intervention group (n=7) received albumin in 5% dextrose. 2) Control group (n=17) received 5% dextrose in lactated Ringers and 5% dextrose in 0.45 NaCl. Allocated fluids were used on admission to ICU, following surgery.
Outcomes	Deaths reported.
Notes	Follow‐up to 48 hours after the end of the operation.