Hydroxyethyl starch

Hydroxyethyl starch
Clinical data
Routes of
administration		 Intravenous
Pharmacokinetic data
Biological half-life 1.4 hrs
Excretion Renal
Identifiers
CAS Number 9005-27-0 YesY
ATC code B05AA07 (WHO)
ChemSpider 17340832 YesY
UNII 875Y4127EA YesY
Chemical data
Molar mass 130–200 kg/mol (typical)
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Hydroxyethyl starch (HES/HAES) is a nonionic starch derivative. It is one of the most frequently used volume expanders under the trade names Hespan by B. Braun Medical Inc. Voluven or Volulyte by Fresenius Kabi and Tetrahes or Hestar by Claris Lifesciences Ltd. HES is a general term and can be sub-classified according to average molecular weight, molar substitution, concentration, C2/C6 ratio and Maximum Daily Dose.[1]

Its use in those who are very ill is associated with an increased risk of death and kidney problems.[2] The European Medicines Agency commenced in June 2013 the process of agreeing reduced indications which was completed in October 2013.[3]

Medical uses

A hydroxyethyl starch solution ready for intravenous infusion.

An intravenous solution of hydroxyethyl starch is used to prevent shock following severe blood loss caused by trauma, surgery, or other problem. It however appears to have greater risk of a poor outcome compared to other intravenous solutions[2] and may increase the risk of death.[4]

Adverse effects

HES can cause anaphylactoid reactions: hypersensitivity, mild influenza-like symptoms, bradycardia, tachycardia, bronchospasm and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. It is also linked to a decrease in hematocrit and disturbances in coagulation. One liter of 6% solution (Hespan) reduces factor VIII level by 50% and will prolong aPTT.[5]

HES derivatives have been demonstrated to have increased rates of acute renal failure and need for renal replacement therapy and to decrease long-term survival when used alone in cases of severe sepsis compared with Ringer lactate solution.[6] The effects were tested on HES 130kDa/0.42 in people with severe sepsis; analysis showed increased rates of renal failure and increased mortality when compared to LR.[7] It has been recommended that, since medium-MW HES solutions may be associated with harm, these solutions should not be used routinely for patients with septic shock.[8]

During 2010/11 a large number of research papers associated with a single author were retracted for ethical reasons, and this may have an impact on clinical guidelines referring to HES preparations prepared before this date.[9]

Contraindications

Prescribing information contains the following contraindications:

On November 25, 2013, following a public workshop to discuss new information on the risks and benefits of HES solution,[10] the USFDA announced the addition of a black box warning to the prescribing information which includes the following recommendations to health professionals:[11]

Safety concerns

High molecular weight HES has been linked to coagulopathy, pruritus, as well as nephrotoxicity, acute renal failure and mortality.[7][12] On the other hand, low molecular weight HES seems not to demonstrate such adverse effects.[1] However, some suggest that low molecular weight HES poses significant safety concerns. They posit that studies concluding otherwise are not reliable for a number of reasons including “unsuitable comparators, too short observation periods, low cumulative dose and low-risk patients.” (Hartog & Reinhart, 2009, p 1340).[12] Recent results of 6S trial seem to confirm these concerns (see below).

In June 2012 a 6S paper was published in the New England Journal of Medicine raising concerns regarding the use of hydroxyethyl starch in sepsis. Specifically, the authors showed that resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch (as opposed to Ringer's acetate) resulted in an increased risk of death or end stage renal failure.[13] This study used Tetraspan (HES 130/0.42) of the pharmaceutical company B.Braun but the original version of the publication contained the product specification HES 130/0.4.[13] The pharmaceutical company, Fresenius Kabi, that makes a similar product but with the specification HES 130/0.4 is threatening to bring legal action against the author, Anders Perner, as they wanted the misleading use of their product specification to be corrected.[14] The academic community has raised concerns regarding this sort of behavior by a corporation although Fresenius Kabi did not doubt the results of the study.[14]

The Chest study compared Hes130/0.40 with Saline in 7000 patients. The study was performed in patients that were less sick than in 6s; however, the increase in mortality was similar to 6s. There has also been a significant increase in dialysis rate overall. The increase in creatinine confirmed the pathophysiological rationale. Furthermore, the patients needed more blood products, had significant more liver failure and itching. The study was published in the NEJM in October 2012.[15]

As a consequence, in November 2012 the European Regulatory Agency (EMA) started an Official Procedure to Assess the Safety of all HES Products. The FDA in September 2012 conducted a Public Workshop addressing Safety concerns of HES,[10] which according to the majority of participants should be addressed by regulators. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign decided to ban HES from treatment in sepsis patients. [16]

On June 14, 2013, PRAC, which is the safety committee of EMA, the European regulatory agency, published on their official website the recommendation to suspend the marketing authorisation of all HES products in Europe. The risk benefit ratio is negative based on results of 3 megatrials (VISEP, 6S, CHEST). A clinical benefit could not be demonstrated in any patient population, and there was ample evidence of harm, especially kidney failure due to long-term storage of the product in vital organs severely restricting its potential indications.[3] The FDA followed on June 24. MHRA recalled the HES products on June 27 as the risks outweigh potential benefits and safer and cheaper alternatives are available.[11][17]

Pharmacokinetics

Different types of hydroxyethyl starches are typically described by their average molecular weight, typically around 130 to 200 kDa (bearing in mind that there will be a range of different-sized molecules in any given solution); and their degree of molar substitution (what proportion of the glucose units on the starch molecule have been modified with hydroxyethyl units), typically around 0.35 to 0.5. A solution of hydroxyethyl starch may further be described by its concentration in % (i.e. grams per 100ml). So for example, one commercially available hydroxyethyl starch (Voluven) is described as 6% HES 130 / 0.4.

The elimination depends on molar substitution degree. Molecules smaller than the renal threshold (60–70 kDa) are readily excreted in the urine while a small part of the larger ones are metabolized by plasma α–amylase before those degradation products are renally excreted. However HES is only partly degraded and excreted, while for a large amount the metabolism remains unclear. Approximately one-third to two-thirds of administered HES cannot be accounted for by 24-h urinary excretion. In one study the cumulative excretion over 72 h was 50% of the administered dose. HES has remained detectable in plasma 4 months after infusion, and in skin tissue up to 54 months after HES infusion. Administered HES accumulates in large quantities within diverse tissues where it can persist for periods of several years.[18] Therefore, HES should not be administered for longer than 24 hours.[19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Westphal, M.; James, M.; Kozek-Langenecker, S.; Stocker, R.; Guidet, B.; Van Aken, H. (2009). "Hydroxyethyl starches: different products--different effects. [Review] [140 refs]". Anesthesiology 111 (1): 187–202. doi:10.1097/aln.0b013e3181a7ec82.
  2. 1 2 Zarychanski, R; Abou-Setta, AM; Turgeon, AF; Houston, BL; McIntyre, L; Marshall, JC; Fergusson, DA (Feb 20, 2013). "Association of hydroxyethyl starch administration with mortality and acute kidney injury in critically ill patients requiring volume resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.". JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association 309 (7): 678–88. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.430. PMID 23423413.
  3. 1 2 "Hydroxyethyl-starch solutions (HES) should no longer be used in patients with sepsis or burn injuries or in critically ill patients" (Press release). European Medicines Agency. 2013-10-23.
  4. ↑ Perel, P; Roberts, I; Ker, K (Feb 28, 2013). "Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients.". The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2: CD000567. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000567.pub6. PMID 23450531.
  5. ↑ Miller: Anesthesia, 6th ed, p 1787
  6. ↑ Brunkhorst FM, Engel C, Bloos F, et al. (January 2008). "Intensive insulin therapy and pentastarch resuscitation in severe sepsis". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (2): 125–39. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa070716. PMID 18184958.
  7. 1 2 Perner, A., Haase, N., Wetterslev, J., Åneman, A., Tenhunen, J., Guttormsen, A. B., Klemenzson, G., et al. (2011). Comparing the effect of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 with balanced crystalloid solution on mortality and kidney failure in patients with severe sepsis (6S - Scandinavian Starch for Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock trial): Study protocol, design and rationale for a double-blinded, randomised clinical trial. Trials, 12, 24. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-24
  8. ↑ Downar, James; Lapinsky, Stephen E (29 January 2009). "Pro/con debate: Should synthetic colloids be used in patients with septic shock?". Critical Care 13 (1): 203. doi:10.1186/cc7147. PMC: 2688101. PMID 19226441.
  9. ↑ Editors-in-Chief Statement Regarding Published Clinical Trials Conducted without IRB Approval by Joachim Boldt (PDF), March 4, 2011
  10. 1 2 "Public Workshop: Risks and Benefits of Hydroxyethyl Starch Solutions", Vaccines, Blood & Biologics (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
  11. 1 2 "FDA Safety Communication: Boxed Warning on increased mortality and severe renal injury, and additional warning on risk of bleeding, for use of hydroxyethyl starch solutions in some settings", Vaccines, Blood & Biologics (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), November 25, 2013
  12. 1 2 Hartog, C., & Reinhart, K. (2009). CONTRA: Hydroxyethyl starch solutions are unsafe in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 35(8), 1337–42. doi:10.1007/s00134-009-1521-5
  13. 1 2 Perner, A; Haase, N; Guttormsen, AB; Tenhunen, J; Klemenzson, G; Åneman, A; Madsen, KR; Møller, MH; Elkjær, JM; Poulsen, LM; Bendtsen, A; Winding, R; Steensen, M; Berezowicz, P; Søe-Jensen, P; Bestle, M; Strand, K; Wiis, J; White, JO; Thornberg, KJ; Quist, L; Nielsen, J; Andersen, LH; Holst, LB; Thormar, K; Kjældgaard, AL; Fabritius, ML; Mondrup, F; Pott, FC; Møller, TP; Winkel, P; Wetterslev, J; 6S Trial, Group; Scandinavian Critical Care Trials, Group (July 12, 2012). "Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42 versus Ringer's acetate in severe sepsis.". The New England Journal of Medicine 367 (2): 124–34. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1204242. PMID 22738085. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  14. 1 2 Wojcik, Jeppe (July 24, 2012). "Pharma giant threatens Danish scientist". ScienceNordic. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  15. ↑ Myburgh, John A.; et al. 2012. Hydroxyethyl Starch or Saline for Fluid Resuscitation in Intensive Care" N Engl J Med 367:1901-1911.
  16. ↑ Dellinger, R. Phillip; Levy, Mitchell M.; Rhodes, Andrew MB; Annane, Djillali; Gerlach, Herwig; Opal, Steven M.; Sevransky, Jonathan E.; Sprung, Charles L.; Douglas, Ivor S.; Jaeschke, Roman; Osborn, Tiffany M.; Nunnally, Mark E.; Townsend, Sean R.; Reinhart, Konrad; Kleinpell, Ruth M.; Angus, Derek C.; Deutschman, Clifford S.; Machado, Flavia R.; Rubenfeld, Gordon D.; Webb, Steven A.; Beale, Richard J.; Vincent, Jean-Louis; Moreno, Rui; the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Committee including the Pediatric Subgroup (February 2013). "Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012". Critical Care Medicine (Society of Critical Care Medicine and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) 41 (2): 580–637. doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e31827e83af. PMID 23353941.
  17. ↑ Press release: MHRA suspends use of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) drips, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 27 June 2013
  18. ↑ Bork, K. (January 2005). "Pruritus precipitated by hydroxyethyl starch: a review". British Journal of Dermatology 152 (1): 3–12. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06272.x.
  19. ↑ "PRAC confirms that hydroxyethyl-starch solutions (HES) should no longer be used in patients with sepsis or burn injuries or in critically ill patients" (Press release). Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, European Medicines Agency. October 11, 2013.

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