Commentary
To dose or not to dose: that is the (starch) question ...
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Correspondence: Lewis J Kaplan Lewis.Kaplan@yale.edu
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Critical Care 2010, 14:148 doi:10.1186/cc8973
See related research by Boussekey et al., http://ccforum.com/content/14/2/R40
Published: 6 May 2010Abstract
The present study describes the impact on renal function of a modern starch used for resuscitation in the intensive care unit. The role of starch in renal dysfunction, the importance of the definition of acute kidney injury and acute renal failure, and hyperoncoticity are reviewed.