Anesthesia & Analgesia · 1998 · 18 citations · 9 references
We studied the pharmacokinetics of acetyl starch, a newly developed colloid solution for plasma volume substitution, compared with hydroxyethyl starch in 32 surgical patients undergoing elective major general surgical procedures. In contrast to hydroxyethyl starch, this new agent undergoes rapid and nearly complete enzymatic degradation.
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