Is the literature inconclusive about the harm from HES? Yes

Intensive Care Med. 2017 Oct;43(10):1520-1522. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4278-7. Epub 2016 Mar 23.
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Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced
  • Critical Illness / mortality*
  • Critical Illness / therapy
  • Crystalloid Solutions
  • Fluid Therapy / adverse effects
  • Fluid Therapy / methods
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / adverse effects*
  • Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / pharmacology
  • Isotonic Solutions / administration & dosage
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Plasma Substitutes / adverse effects*
  • Plasma Substitutes / pharmacokinetics
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Crystalloid Solutions
  • Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
  • Isotonic Solutions
  • Plasma Substitutes