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Should we still be using hydroxyethyl starch?

Should we still be using hydroxyethyl starch?

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Should we still be using hydroxyethyl starch?

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Large trials show that hydroxyethyl starch increases the risk of death, kidney injury, and bleeding. So why does the European Medicines Agency still allow its use?

Helen Macdonald, analysis editor for The BMJ, discusses the issue with Christiane Hartog, a lecturer in intensive care medicine at Jena University Hospital in Germany, and one of the authors of an analysis paper on thebmj.com

Read the full analysis paper:
www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5981
Released:
Nov 11, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.