Fig. 4. Time course of TEG® parameters: reaction time (r) in mm (  A ), coagulation time (k) in mm (  B ), maximal amplitude (MA) in mm (  C ), angle α in degrees (  D ), elastic shear modulus (G) in dyn/cm²(  E ), and coagulation index (  F ). TEG® parameters were measured directly before the start of infusion and 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90, 150, 270, 390, 510, and 630 min after the start. Results are shown as mean ± SD. * Solution effects of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 650/0.42/2.8  versus HES 650/0.42/5.6 are determined by two-way analysis of variance.