يستعمل دواء ديكستران 40 (10٪) والجلوكوز 5٪ 500 ملdextran 40 (10%) & glucose 5% (mottahedoon) i.v. inf. 500 ml sterile solution sterile solution

low-molecular-weight dextrans (lmwd) -lmwd contains polysaccharide molecules that behave like colloids with an average molecular weight of 40 000 (dextran 40). lmwd is used to improve the microcirculation in patients with poor peripheral circulation. they contain no electrolytes and are used to treat shock related to vascular volume loss (e.g. burns hemorrhage trauma or surgery). on certain surgical procedures lmwds are used to prevent venous thromboembolism. they are contraindicated in patients with thrombocytopenia hypofibrinogenemia and hypersensitivity to dextran.