Comparative clinical effects of balanced crystalloids and saline are uncertain, particularly in noncritically ill patients cared for outside an intensive care unit (ICU). We conducted a single-center, ...

It has been suggested that the presence of crystalloids in a benign biopsy specimen may indicate concurrent prostate cancer or an increased risk of finding cancer on a repeat biopsy. However, a ...

Hemodynamic instability is rewarded with a sojourn in the intensive care unit (ICU). When the intensivist sees it, they're going to throw fluids at it. Most likely a crystalloid of some type. This has ...

ICU The results showed no difference in the number of hospital-free days between either group but the balanced crystalloids group had a lower incidence of major adverse kidney events ≤30 days vs the ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window SAN ANTONIO -- Hospitalized patients given IV balanced fluids ...

Among intensive care unit (ICU) patients with hypovolemia, treatment with colloids vs crystalloids was associated with similar 28-day mortality, according to a multicenter, randomized clinical trial ...

Fluid therapy with saline is considered by some to confer a notable risk of acute kidney injury and mortality. However, data from the SPLIT trial — the first large, randomized controlled trial to ...

Intravenous fluid therapy is sometimes needed to restore homoeostasis and prevent organ failure. This overview of intravenous fluid use is accompanied by a self-assessment questionnaire so you can ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Starches may be safe after all for fluid resuscitation in perioperative medicine, based on the PHOENICS non-inferiority trial addressing longstanding concerns from regulators and the ...

Both balanced crystalloids and saline are used for intravenous fluid administration in critically ill adults, but it is not known which results in better clinical outcomes. In a pragmatic, ...