[Hydroxyethyl starch--a new interesting colloidal plasma volume expander. Anaphylactoid reactions (author's transl)].

Laboratory and clinical experience shows that after i.v. infusion of colloidal plasma volume expanders not only the wanted effect but unwanted side effects are to be expected as well. Besides Dextran and Gelatine, Hydroxyethyl starch is increasingly used. The author deals especially with possible anaphylactoid reactions after application of this new volume expander.