Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions are the most widely used synthetic colloid volume replacement fluids around the world (1). These infusion solutions contain the osmotically active colloid ...

The use of hydroxyethyl starch for acute volume resuscitation in critically ill patients is associated with serious safety concerns, according to the authors of a recent paper published in the Journal ...

Researchers have written to senior health officials warning them that starch-based IV fluids used “widely” across the health service increase patients’ risk of death. Healthcare providers should stop ...

1. Gattas D, Dan A, Myburgh J, et al.: Fluid resuscitation with 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch (130/0,4) in acutely ill patients: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg 2012; 114: 159–69 ...

Researchers have written to senior health officials warning them that starch-based IV fluids used "widely" across the health service increase patients' risk of death. Healthcare providers should stop ...