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. 2021 Jul 16;65(8):e02571-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02571-20

TABLE 3.

Calculation of scaling factor for human albumin

Parameter Value Reference no.
Body wt (kg) 70 21
Plasma albumin (g/100 ml) 4.18 21
Plasma vol (ml) 3,000 21
Extravascular-to-intravascular ratio of albumin 1.4 38
Scaling factors (mg albumin/kg body wt)
 Plasma albumin 1,791
 Whole-body albumin 4,299