Hydroxyethyl Starch 130 / 0.4

• Third-generation HES (tetrastarch);107 synthetic colloid derived from thin boiling waxy corn starch composed mainly of amylopectin.1 107

• Average molecular weight is approximately 130 (range: 110–150); molar substitution is 0.4 (approximately 40% of the glucose units of the starch are hydroxyethylated).1 107

• Exhibits colloidal oncotic effects,107 resulting in plasma volume expansion.1 Plasma volume expansion comparable to that of hetastarch.1

Caution is recommended. Excreted into human milk: Unknown Excreted into animal milk: Unknown The effects in the nursing infant are unknown.