Compatibility of Hydroxyethyl Starch and Tranexamic Acid for Battlefield Co-Administration

Abstract

There was no evidence of incompatibility between the solutions of Hextend and TXA by either visual inspection or by digital turbidimeter.

Compatibility of common IV drugs with 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42 and 4% gelatin

“…A 405 nm light beam was used to detect changes in turbidity. A change in OD may be caused by microscopic or macroscopic particles precipitating from the solution, and therefore this has become an established method for compatibility testing . In our study, incompatible colloid infusion‐drug mixtures showed an increase of up to 2.23 times the initial OD (GEL‐diazepam).…”