title: Effects of hydroxyethyl starch on blood coagulation profile.
abstract: The effects of hydroxyethyl starch on blood coagulation were investigated in 20 patients undergoing surgery to determine whether its use places recipients at risk of haemorrhage or thrombosis. The partial thromboplastin times are significantly prolonged; factor VIII activities and fibrinogen levels are decreased. After infusion of hydroxyethyl starch, no significant differences were detected in platelet count or prothrombin time. A decreased platelet aggregation was also found after the infusion of hydroxyethyl starch. According to our results, hydroxyethyl starch can cause haemorrhagic problems in patients when administered as a colloidal volume-expanding agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Gölcük Naval Hospital, Etlik/Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Türkan
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Ural
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beyan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalçin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000187:drug effects; D011517:Prothrombin Time
chemical_list: D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D010952:Plasma Substitutes