Effects of artificial colloids on haemostasis.
Artificial colloids are used in situations with a high risk of bleeding such as trauma or during surgery. Although more efficacious than crystalloids, colloids can be associated with derangements of the haemostatic system and may also interfere with normal haemostasis via a number of different mechanisms.
Jin
Shan-Liang
SL
Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yu
Bu-Wei
BW
D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005780:Gelatin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects
D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D005780:Gelatin