Effect of intraoperative HES 6% 130/0.4 on the need for blood transfusion after major oncologic surgery: a propensity-matched analysis

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of the intraoperative use of hydroxyethyl starch on the need for blood products in the perioperative period of oncologic surgery. The secondary end-points included the need for other blood products, the clotting profile, the intensive care unit mortality and length...

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Main Authors: Fernando Godinho Zampieri, Otavio T. Ranzani, Priscila Fernanda Morato, Pedro Paulo Campos, Pedro Caruso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-04-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000400501