BACKGROUND The fluid kinetics of intravenously infused colloid during inhalation anesthesia and hemorrhage have not been investigated. We therefore assessed fluid space changes during infusion of hydroxyethyl starch solution after hemorrhage in conscious and desflurane-anesthetized individuals. METHODS Following the donation of 400 ml of blood, 500 ml of hydroxyethyl starch solution was infus...

1. The N-(2-hydroxyethyl)alanine esterified to phosphatidic acid in anaerobic ciliate rumen protozoa has the l configuration. 2. Labelling experiments with Entodinium caudatum cultures using [(32)P]P(i) [2-(14)C]ethanolamine and (32)P- and (14)C-labelled phosphatidylethanolamine show that phosphatidylethanolamine is the direct lipid precursor of the N-(2-hydroxyethyl)alanine-containing phosphol...

UNLABELLED Hypovolemic patients with impairment of the blood-brain barrier may receive IV hydroxyethyl starch (HES) to stabilize cardiovascular function and to increase cerebral perfusion pressure. It is not known whether HES can penetrate into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) under those conditions. We investigated plasma and CSF levels of HES after IV infusion in patients with suspected disturba...