Comment on reference to maximum dose for starch.

摘要

We thank the authors for their important and informative review article "Hydroxyetbyl Starches: Different Products— Different Effects" published in the July 2009 issue of Anesthesiology. 1 However, there is inaccurate information in the column titled "Maximum Daily Dose, ml/kg" in table 1, which we believe should be corrected. Two references are cited for table I2"3; however, neither provide support for all the maximum daily doses listed. It seems that the main reference provided to support these data is a similar table (also table 1) in the September 2005 issue of Anesthesiology.2 This earlier publication does not provide any references for the maximum daily dose column, other than for mentioning that "All statements are given by the manufacturers."