Excessive use of hetastarch: An iatrogenic cause of bleeding and hypocalcemia?

Anesth Analg. 2000 Jun;90(6):1455-6. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200006000-00041.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / adverse effects*
  • Hypocalcemia / chemically induced*
  • Iatrogenic Disease*
  • Intraoperative Complications / chemically induced*
  • Plasma Substitutes / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
  • Plasma Substitutes