title: Hetastarch use in bariatric surgery: word of caution.
authors.affiliation: Section for Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, California 90095-6904, USA.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conovaloff
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehran
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000009:adverse effects; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D006493:Heparin