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Trial reportMedicine2018

Balanced 10% hydroxyethyl starch compared with balanced 6% hydroxyethyl starch and balanced crystalloid using a goal-directed hemodynamic algorithm in pancreatic surgery: A randomized clinical trial.

Julia Werner, Oliver Hunsicker, Anja Schneider, Henryk Stein, Christian von Heymann, Adrian Freitag, Aarne Feldheiser, Klaus-Dieter Wernecke, Claudia Spies

Open access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Julia WernerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Oliver HunsickerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Anja SchneiderDepartment of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Henryk SteinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum.
Christian von HeymannDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain.
Adrian FreitagDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum.
Aarne FeldheiserDepartment of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Klaus-Dieter WerneckeCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and SOSTANA GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Claudia SpiesDepartment of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Institute of Medical Ethics · GBFederal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices · DEVivantes Klinikum · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions are not recommended any longer in critically ill patients, data on efficacy and safety during surgery are still limited.

methodsIn a randomized controlled trial 63 patients were assigned to receive 10% HES (130/0.42), 6% HES (130/0.42), or crystalloid within a goal-directed hemodynamic algorithm during pancreatic surgery. The primary endpoints were intraoperative volume of HES and time until fully on oral diet.

resultsThe trial was terminated early upon recommendation of an independent data monitoring committee due to futility for efficacy at a planned interim analysis. The intraoperative volume of HES was not different between 10% and 6% HES group (2000 [1500; 2250] vs 2250 [1750; 3000] mL, P=.059). However, considering an inhomogeneity of patient's body weight between HES groups, there was a significant difference in intraoperative volume of HES between 10% and 6% group after adjusting for patient's body weight (24.0 [21.6; 28.3] vs 33.3 [28.2; 46.2] mL kg BW, P = .002). Patients in the HES groups required less additional fluid after dose limit than those in the crystalloid group, resulting in lower intraoperative net balances. The time until fully on oral diet was not different between all study groups. Applying KDIGO oliguria criterion, patients receiving 10% HES had more AKI compared to patients receiving crystalloids (86.7 vs 45.0%, P = .010), whereas those receiving 6% HES and crystalloids did not differ (58.8 vs 45.0%, P = .253). Further explorative analyses using a gray-zone approach indicated that patients receiving 6% HES below 18.8 mL kg will not experience AKI with near certainty.

conclusionsAfter adjusting for patient's body weight, patients receiving 6% HES required more volume of HES than patients receiving 10% HES. The relation of 140% represents very well the volume effect of a hyperoncotic 10% HES solution. Nonetheless, both HES solutions were similarly effective in reducing intraoperative fluid administration compared with crystalloid, but this did not result into differences in gastrointestinal outcomes. Patients receiving 10% HES showed an increased rate of AKI, whereas those receiving 6% HES and crystalloid did not differ. However, 6% HES should not be applied beyond 18 mL kg during surgery.

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AlgorithmsAcute Kidney InjuryCrystalloid SolutionsDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHemostasis, SurgicalHumansHydroxyethyl Starch DerivativesIntraoperative CareIsotonic SolutionsMaleMiddle AgedPancreasPlasma SubstitutesPostoperative ComplicationsCrystalloid SolutionsHydroxyethyl Starch DerivativesIsotonic SolutionsPlasma Substitutes

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PMID29703051
PMCPMC5944526
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