Con: Hetastarch Should be Avoided for Volume Expansion in Cardiac Surgery Patients

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Feb;32(1):576-579. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.07.028. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

Authors

Fabrizzio Sacchet-Cardozo¹, Nicoleta Stoicea¹, Nicholas Joseph², Elisabeth Dewhirst¹, Michael Essandoh³

Affiliations

¹ Departments of *Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology.
² Departments of *Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology; Neuroscience, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
³ Departments of *Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology. Electronic address: Michael.Essandoh@osumc.edu.

PMID: 27692904
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.07.028

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Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Cardiac surgery; Coagulopathy; Colloids; Crystalloids; Hydroxyethyl starch.

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MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Colloids
Humans
Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives*
Isotonic Solutions
Plasma Substitutes*

Substances

Colloids
Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
Isotonic Solutions
Plasma Substitutes