Volume Replacement Therapy during Hip Arthroplasty using Hydroxyethyl Starch (130/0.4) Compared to Lactated Ringer Decreases Allogeneic Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Infection

Volume Replacement Therapy during Hip Arthroplasty using Hydroxyethyl Starch (130/0.4) Compared to Lactated Ringer Decreases Allogeneic Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Infection

Background and objectives: Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 is considered an effective plasma expander when compared to crystalloids. There is controversy around its superiority regarding hemodynamic optimization and about possible detrimental effects on coagulation. The aim of this study was to co...

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Main Authors: Adilson Hamaji, Ludhmila Hajjar, Marcelo Caiero, Juliano Almeida, Rosana Ely Nakamura, Eduardo A. Osawa, Julia Fukushima, Filomena R. Galas, Jose Otavio Costa Auler Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413000195

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