[The use of human albumin in infusion therapy].

A survey on physiologic functions of albumin is given. Furthermore the two main-indications of albumin, the treatment of blood-volume-deficiency, including the use of albumin for the iso-volemic-hemodilution and the substitution in hyproteinemia are discussed. A comparison of albumin and plasmaproteinsolution follows. Finally limiting factors in albumin therapy due to the lack of coagulation factors are mentioned.