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. 2012 Jul 11;2012(7):CD001319. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001319.pub5

Gombocz 2007.

Methods Randomised double‐blind study (does not specify who was blinded)
Participants 40 patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery or aortic valve replacement. Exclusion criteria: 'redo' operation, hepatic disease, renal dysfunction, immunological disease, steroid treatment, intake of aspirin or other cyclooxygenase inhibitor within 7 days of surgery, known allergy to volume expanders used in the study
Interventions 1) 5.5% Gelatin (n = 20)
2) 6% Dextran 70 (n = 20)
Outcomes Death
Haemodynamic variables
Blood transfused
Notes Final follow‐up 44 hours
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Unclear