Nishimura N, Hiranuma N, Sugi T
Crit Care Med. 1983 Dec;11(12):940-2. doi: 10.1097/00003246-198312000-00008.
We examined the effects of various colloidal solutions on cardiovascular and oxygen transport variables for 26 patients undergoing gastrectomy under general anesthesia. Fluosol-DA, whole blood, 3% Dextran-40 (Saviosol), and 6% hydroxyethyl starch (hetastarch, Hespan) affected the right side of heart, but only whole blood and Fluosol-DA significantly increased cardiac output and oxygen delivery (DO2). Fluosol-DA may prove useful for critical care of hemorrhagic shock during operation or resuscitation in the immediate postoperative period.
