2008
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Glucose versus Amylase Resistant Starch Hypo-Osmolar Oral Rehydration Solution for Adult Acute Dehydrating Diarrhea
Ramakrishna BS, Subramanian V, Mohan V, Sebastian BK, Young GP, Farthing MJ, Binder HJ. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Glucose versus Amylase Resistant Starch Hypo-Osmolar Oral Rehydration Solution for Adult Acute Dehydrating Diarrhea. PLOS ONE 2008, 3: e1587. PMID: 18270575, PMCID: PMC2217593, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypo-osmolar ORSOral rehydration solutionCholera-like diarrheaDiarrhea durationDehydrating diarrheaFecal weightRehydration solutionDuration of diarrheaTertiary referral hospitalSevere dehydrating diarrheaSevere watery diarrheaAmylase-resistant starchAcute dehydrating diarrheaSimilar significant differencesORS intakeORS therapyControlled TrialsIntravenous therapyReferral hospitalAppropriate antibioticsRehydration therapyWatery diarrheaStool weightSubgroup analysisClinical trials
2000
Amylase-Resistant Starch plus Oral Rehydration Solution for Cholera
Ramakrishna BS, Venkataraman S, Srinivasan P, Dash P, Young G, Binder H. Amylase-Resistant Starch plus Oral Rehydration Solution for Cholera. New England Journal Of Medicine 2000, 342: 308-313. PMID: 10655529, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200002033420502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral rehydration solutionDuration of diarrheaOral rehydration therapyStandard therapyAmylase-resistant starchRehydration solutionFecal weightRehydration therapyStandard oral rehydration therapyMean fecal weightResistant starch groupStandard therapy groupPrimary end pointShort-chain fatty acidsMean durationFecal excretionDiarrheaTherapySodium absorptionEnd pointFluid lossLength of timeCholeraFatty acidsDuration