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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Intraoperative administration of 1 liter of hetastarch was associated with statistically significant increases in 3 measures : transfusion requirements on postoperative day 1 (red blood cells, 1. 14 vs 0. 40 units, P =. 017 ; fresh-frozen plasma, 0. 57 vs 0. 15, P =. 009 ; platelets, 0. 35 vs 0. 10, P =. 013) ; the overall likelihood of receiving transfusion on postoperative day 1 (46. 2 % vs 25. 6 %, P =. 012) ; and the volume of chest tube drainage in the first 12 hours postoperatively (732. 0 vs 563. 6 mL, P <. 001).