Large volume infusions of hydroxyethyl starch during cardiothoracic surgery may be associated with postoperative kidney injury: propensity-matched analysis
Abstract Background The safety of intraoperative administration of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) has been debated. We hypothesized that intraoperative use of HES is associated with postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Materials and methods Patients who underwen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Perioperative Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13741-019-0125-z |