Hospitalized children should receive isotonic fluids such as 0.9% normal saline rather than hypotonic solutions for routine maintenance: This standard practice significantly reduces the risk of ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lactated Ringer solution is the preferred volume resuscitation fluid for patients with sickle cell disease who ...

In the cohort of over 55,000 patient encounters, patients who received lactated Ringer solution had more hospital-free days compared with those who received normal saline (marginal mean difference 0.4 ...

Investigators based at Monash Children's Hospital and Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne report that a once-daily intranasal ...

image: A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare finds there may be a better and safer treatment option for emergency department and hospital patients than saline solution, which is used ...

Recent studies have shown improved renal outcomes in adult patients with sepsis receiving balanced solutions instead of "normal" saline. For years, it has been known that 0.9% saline (colloquially ...

This study raises important questions about the choice between lactated Ringer and saline. Preferential use of balanced crystalloids such as lactated Ringer vs saline solution results in reduced risk ...