Among children treated for septic shock, use of balanced crystalloid fluid for resuscitation did not improve outcomes ...

A major study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Nemours Children's Health, and Children's National ...

Whether treatment with balanced crystalloid fluid leads to better outcomes than 0.9% saline in children treated for septic shock is debated. In this pragmatic clinical trial conducted at 47 ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening response to infection that causes organ failure. The combination of the body's immune system and the infection together cause an abnormal response, which can prevent ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) — Among patients receiving crystalloid fluid therapy in the intensive care unit (ICU), the risk of acute kidney injury is similar for buffered crystalloid vs. saline, according to a ...

The case description below highlights issues raised in an upcoming Critical Care Medicine article. A 77-year old man is in the ICU with septic shock and is on mechanical ventilation. Despite ...

Simulation of the distribution of 1.5 L of isotonic saline infused over 30 min in (A) healthy awake sheep and (B) septic anesthetized sheep. No effects of adrenergic receptor stimulation are included.

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 ...