Ryan Zarychanski, Ahmed M Abou-Setta, Alexis F Turgeon, Brett L Houston, Lauralyn McIntyre, John C Marshall, Dean A Fergusson
IMPORTANCE: Hydroxyethyl starch is commonly used for volume resuscitation yet has been associated with serious adverse events, including acute kidney injury and death. Clinical trials of hydroxyethyl starch are conflicting. Moreover, multiple trials from one investigator have been retracted because of scientific misconduct. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of hydroxyethyl starch use with mortality and acute kidney injury. DATA SOURCES: Randomized controlled trials from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, Global Health, HealthStar, Scopus, Web of Science, the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (inception to October 2012), reference lists of relevant articles, and gray literature...
February 20, 2013: JAMA