voluven orthopedic surgery

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cisatracurium in patients undergoing surgery under acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) and acute hypervolemic hemodilution (AHH). METHODS: Ninety patients with orthopedic surgery were divided into ANH, AHH and control groups, which received hemodilution by hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 transfusion, Voluven transfusion and regular transfusion and infusion during surgery, respectively. Each group was divided into 3 sub-groups, administrated with cisatracurium at dosage of 0...

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to test the equivalence of efficacy and compare the safety of the 6% hydroxyethyl starches (HES) Voluven (HES 130/0.4; Fresenius Kabi, Bad Homburg, Germany) and hetastarch (HES 670/0.75 in saline) for intravascular volume replacement therapy during major orthopedic surgery. METHODS: In a prospective, controlled, randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial of patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery, 49 patients were treated with HES 130/0...

UNLABELLED: Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions are effective plasma volume expanders. Impairment of coagulation occurs with large HES volumes infused perioperatively. Therefore, a lower substituted novel HES (Voluven; Fresenius Kabi, Bad Homburg, Germany) was developed to minimize hemostatic interactions, and was compared with HAES-steril (Fresenius Kabi) (pentastarch) regarding safety and efficacy. We performed a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study in 100 major orthopedic surgery patients...