title: Volume therapy with hydroxyethyl starches: are we throwing the anesthesia baby out with the intensive care unit bathwater?
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong; and Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: Tong J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gan
mesh_terms: D001810:Blood Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000941:ethics; D005060:Europe; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020896:Hypovolemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality; D057051:Product Recalls and Withdrawals; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D010952:Plasma Substitutes