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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
I Topçu, M Civi, T Oztürk, G T Keleş, S Coban, E A Yentür, G Okçu
The effects of Ringer lactate, 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) (130/0.4) or 4% succinylated gelatin solutions on perioperative coagulability were measured by thromboelastography (TEG). Seventy-five patients (ASA I-III) who were to undergo major orthopedic procedures performed under epidural anesthesia were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into three groups of 25 each for the administration of maintenance fluids: group RL (Ringer lactate), group HES (6% HES 130/0.4), and group JEL (4% gelofusine solution)...
September 2012: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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