Background: In the past few years there has been a growing debate between the use of balanced multielectrolyte solutions (BMES) and saline in the critically ill (See the “for more about this topic” section below). Recent research has yielded inconsistent …
Background: One of the most common treatments in critically ill patients is the administration of intravenous fluids. Historically, 0.9% saline has been one of the most common solutions used in resuscitation. In 2015 we saw the publication of the SPLIT …
Normal saline started being used based on work done in the 1830s with cholera. We are still doing the same thing the same way and it’s not until recently we have begun to ask the hard questions about why we …
Background: Normal Saline (NS) is one of the most commonly used IVFs in resuscitation today. The use of balanced vs unbalanced crystalloids has been one of the biggest debates in resuscitation of the critically ill in recent history due to …
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