Comparison of hydroxyethyl starch colloids with crystalloids for surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Fluid therapy is one of the most ubiquitous medical therapeutic interventions. There is a debate over whether colloids or crystalloids are better for fluid resuscitation. Recent large trials and meta-analyses suggest no mortality benefit and possible harm with hydroxyethyl starch (HES) use. However, these trials were conducted in critically ill and septic patients and their applicability to perioperative patients has been challenged.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur J Anaesthesiol

Title: European journal of anaesthesiology

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1365-2346

ISSN (Print): 0265-0215

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2016

Volume: 33

Issue: 1

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[1 ] From the Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (MR), Department of Anaesthesia, Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg (CGM), Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (BMB), Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthesia, Grey's Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (RNR).

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DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000328

PubMed ID: 26351826

SO-VID: 34e4ad78-22fa-40fb-831d-89d481d66fb0

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