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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:1391.

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We read with great interest the article by Ladinsky et al¹ that compared parental satisfaction with a packet-based oral rehydration solution (WHO-ORS) to satisfaction with a commercially prepared oral rehydration solution (C-ORS).

We are concerned about the satisfaction data reported in Table 5. The authors report that 97 families were initially enrolled in this randomized controlled trial and 91 families actually completed the follow-up interview. In the table, the C-ORS group has 50 respondents and the WHO-ORS group has 47 respondents for a total of 97. It is unclear why families that did not complete follow-up surveys were included in this analysis.

Furthermore, if we look at the individual satisfaction measures that were surveyed—preparation time, ease of administration, appearance, cost-effectiveness, etc—the total number of respondents in each category within the C-ORS group is consistently 42 (n = 50) while the number of respondents in each category within the WHO-ORS group . . . [Full Text of this Article]