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) |
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Outcomes | Death Haemodynamic variables Blood transfused |
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Notes | Final follow‐up 44 hours | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Unclear |