Open AccessIntraoperative Hydroxyethyl Starch and its Effects on Different Fibrinogen Measurements
Author(s) -
Dag Winstedt,
Cristina Solomon,
Andreas Hillarp,
Tom Lundahl,
Ulf Schött
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1938-2723
pISSN - 1076-0296
DOI - 10.1177/1076029616632904
Subject(s) - hydroxyethyl starch , fibrinogen , fibrin , medicine , thrombelastography , anesthesia , chromatography , chemistry , immunology , platelet
Intravenous fluids with synthetic colloids such as hydroxyethyl starch (HES) are known to interfere with plasma fibrinogen concentration measurements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an HES solution on fibrinogen measurements in a clinical setting.
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