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01-10-2019 | Esophagus Resection | Letter to the Editor
Reply to comment on “Ambiguity about the volume of colloids administration in a clinical study of thoracic esophagectomy precludes conclusion on renal safety of hydroxyethyl starch”
Authors:
Takeo Fujita, Naoya Okada, Yasumasa Horikiri, Takuji Sato, Hisashi Fujiwara, Shuhei Mayanagi, Jun Kanamori, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Daiko
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Surgery Today
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Issue 10/2019
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Excerpt
We thank Dr. C. J. Wiedermann for his interest in our paper [
1], which investigated the safety and efficacy of hydroxyethyl starch 6% 130/0.4/9 solution versus 5% human serum albumin in thoracic esophagectomy with three-field lymph-node dissection. The results of our study suggested that hydroxyethyl starch 6% 130/0.4/9 was well tolerated and comparable to human serum albumin in its effect on renal function during thoracic esophagectomy, with no obvious adverse event, particularly, elevation of serum creatinine levels. …