Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects an estimated 300,000 infants born worldwide each year and has a total estimated prevalence of 100,000 in the United States alone (Piel 2017). Within this population, over 90% of healthcare encounters are due to ...
