Fluid Therapy / Oxygen Carriers
From the Literature
May 26, 2013
Published: May 2013
Patel A, Waheed U, Brett SJ
Randomised trials of 6 % tetrastarch (hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 or 0.42) for severe sepsis reporting mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis.Intensive Care Med 2013;39:811-822.
NATA REVIEW:
Recent meta-analyses have compared the effect of HES with comparators on the risk of mortality in critically...
REVIEW by:
S. A. Kozek-Langenecker
Published: Feb 2013
Haase N, Perner A, Hennings LI, et al.
Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.38-0.45 versus crystalloid or albumin in patients with sepsis: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.BMJ 2013;346:f839.
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In this well-designed review and meta-analysis, the authors assess the available evidence on the use of hydroxyethyl...
REVIEW by:
S. R. Leal-Noval
Published: Jan 2013
Van Der Linden P, James M, Mythen M, Weiskopf RB
Safety of modern starches used during surgery.Anesth Analg 2013;116:35-48.
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Several recent meta-analyses have suggested that hydroxyethyl starches (HES) may be associated with an increase...
REVIEW by:
J.-F. Hardy
Published: Nov 2012
Myburgh JA, Finfer S, Bellomo R, et al.
Hydroxyethyl starch or saline for fluid resuscitation in intensive care.N Engl J Med 2012;367:1901-1911.
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This multicenter prospective randomized double-blind study evaluated the safety and the efficacy of 6% HES 130/0.4...
REVIEW by:
P. Van der Linden
Published: Nov 2012
Atasever B, van der Kuil M, Boer C, et al.
Red blood cell transfusion compared with gelatin solution and no infusion after cardiac surgery: effect on microvascular perfusion, vascular density, hemoglobin, and oxygen saturation.Transfusion 2012;52:2452-2458.
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This nonrandomized, prospective observational study evaluated oxygen transport and utilization following red...
REVIEW by:
A. G. Tsai
Published: Oct 2012
Elmer J, Palmer AF, Cabrales P
Oxygen delivery during extreme anemia with ultra-pure earthworm hemoglobin.Life Sci 2012;91:852-859.
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There's life in the old dog yet! Although artificial oxygen carriers seemed to disappear out of sight from anemia...
REVIEW by:
J. Meier