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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Thirty min after infusion, subjects who were administered hetastarch showed statistically significant changes (P < 0. 05) in base excess (from 2. 5 + / - 0. 9 mEq/l to 0. 7 + / - 1. 1 mEq/l), HCO3 - concentration (from 27 + / - 1. 0 mEq/l to 25 + / - 1. 3 mEq/l), Cl - concentration (from 108 + / - 2 mEq/l to 112 + / - 2 mEq/l), albumin concentration (from 4. 4 + / - 0. 2 g/dl to 3. 5 + / - 0. 5 g/dl), and arterial carbon dioxide tension (Paco2 ; from 40. 8 + / - 2. 3 mmHg to 39. 2 + / - 3. 2 mmHg), whereas only the albumin concentration (from 4. 4 + / - 0. 2 g/dl to 4. 8 + / - 0. 6 g/dl) changed significantly in the albumin-treated group.