Lactated Ringer's solution yielded a similar composite risk of death or hospital readmission within 90 days as normal saline. A small absolute lower risk of 90-day mortality was seen, but it was not ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Using a low-chloride, balanced crystalloid solution for all intravenous (IV) fluids received by patients who received a deceased donor kidney transplant resulted in significantly ...

Using a crystalloid solution during surgery was better than saline for improving deceased donor kidney transplant outcomes, according to the BEST-Fluids trial. Compared with standard saline IV fluids, ...

Fluid therapy with a buffered crystalloid solution does not reduce the risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) or kidney failure relative to saline among intensive care unit (ICU) patients who need ...

What are starch-based colloid fluids and how do they differ from saline-based crystalloid fluids? Saline is just salty water, whereas colloids are solutions that have large molecules in them. In this ...

ORLANDO — In deceased donor kidney transplant recipients, IV fluid therapy with balanced crystalloid solution reduced delayed graft function compared with saline solution, according to a presenter at ...

Widespread military adoption of damage control resuscitation policies has shifted resuscitation practices at combat hospitals during conflicts. One of the most important advancements in combat trauma ...

Starch-based intravenous (IV) fluids used by the NHS to treat seriously ill patients are causing unnecessary deaths, according to a new Cochrane systematic review by researchers at the London School ...

Vitamin C May Improve Anemia Care Study investigators estimated that 1 case of delayed graft function would be prevented for every 10 patients treated with balanced crystalloid solution. Perioperative ...

Fluid management remains a pivotal aspect of care in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and those in intensive care units. The choice and administration of intravenous fluids can substantially ...