Saturday 12 July 2014

High Levels of Hydroxyethyl Starch Molecules Increase Risk of Kidney Injury

A new study published in the journal Anesthesia (and) Analgesia suggests using hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in resuscitation fluids leads to higher levels of HES molecules mass, thereby increasing the risk of kidney injury. The "total mass of HES molecules" explains the harmful effect of HES on cultured human renal proximal tubule cells (PTCs), concludes the laboratory study by Dr Christian Wunder and colleagues of University Hospital Wurzburg, Austria. Other factors-such ...

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