Anesthesiology
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Review Meta Analysis
Real-time two-dimensional ultrasound guidance for central venous cannulation: a meta-analysis.
Real-time ultrasound guidance for central line insertion significantly reduces complications and adverse events.
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Review Meta Analysis
Effect of waxy maize-derived hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 on renal function in surgical patients.
The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate renal safety with the active substance of the latest generation of waxy maize-derived hydroxyethyl starch in surgical patients. The authors focused on prospective, randomized, controlled studies that documented clinically relevant variables with regard to renal effects of waxy maize-derived hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.40. ⋯ The authors found no evidence for renal dysfunction caused by modern waxy maize-derived hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.40 in surgical patients.