[The use of a hypertonic sodium chloride solution in combination with polyglucin in septic shock patients]

Efficacy was studied of combination of the sodium chloride hypertonic salt solution plus polyglukin in eight patients with burn shock. The above combination in the dose of 7.2 +/- 0.8 ml/kg of body mass was found out to make for stabilization of arterial blood pressure and obviate the necessity of employing infusion of dopamine, but cannot be regarded as a radical therapeutic alternative. The above treatment option can be recommended as a measure designed to be used for a short time only to maintain an adequate haemodynamics in this extremely grave condition.