Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products should not be used to treat hypovolemia unless these synthetic colloids are absolutely necessary, warned FDA in a safety communication. The agency is requiring the ...
When a U.S. soldier is wounded in combat, his lost blood is often replaced with Hextend®, a plasma expander developed by BioTime (www.biotimeinc.com). The high molecular weight plasma expander also is ...