Dextran

Excerpt

Dextran is a medication used in managing and treating various clinical conditions, including during hemorrhage, shock, surgical procedures, radiological imaging, antithrombotic administration, and ophthalmic relief of xerophthalmia. This activity reviews the indications, contraindications, adverse events, mechanisms of action, toxicity, and other key factors of dextran therapy in the clinical setting related to the essential information needed by members of a professional healthcare team in the treatment and management involved in patient care with the related conditions.