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Hespan/Hetastarch - Plasma Volume expanders

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    Hespan/Hetastarch - Plasma Volume expanders

    I can not find anything on Hespan or any plasma volume expanders in the Medications and Mothers' Milk book. Online says not for use in pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. Currently have a mother recovering from a GI bleed that is pumping and saving her milk until I can come up with information that it is safe to use. If I can't get information better than what I googled she'll have to dump her milk. Any information will be appreciated.
    Thanks,
    Cecelia
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    Cecelia:

    Hespan is Hydroxyethyl starch a nonionic starch derivative used as a volume expander. As such, it is large in molecular weight (150-200,000 daltons) and is very unlikely to enter milk. It would largely metabolized in the infants gut and not absorbed.

    Should be fine for the mom to breastfeed.

    Tom Hale Ph.D.

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