Comparative clinical effects of balanced crystalloids and saline are uncertain, particularly in noncritically ill patients cared for outside an intensive care unit (ICU). We conducted a single-center, ...

It has been suggested that the presence of crystalloids in a benign biopsy specimen may indicate concurrent prostate cancer or an increased risk of finding cancer on a repeat biopsy. However, a ...

Costly colloids were no more effective than less-expensive crystalloids in reducing the risk for death when used to resuscitate patients with significant blood loss, according to a study published ...

For adults in the intensive care unit (ICU), there is a high probability that use of balanced crystalloids decreases in-hospital mortality compared with saline, according to a review published online ...

Among intensive care unit (ICU) patients with hypovolemia, treatment with colloids vs crystalloids was associated with similar 28-day mortality, according to a multicenter, randomized clinical trial ...

Hypovolaemia resulting from illness or trauma can precipitate imbalances in homoeostasis due to the loss of circulating fluid volume. By addressing hypovolaemia, homoeostasis can be restored, ...

ICU The results showed no difference in the number of hospital-free days between either group but the balanced crystalloids group had a lower incidence of major adverse kidney events ≤30 days vs the ...

Both balanced crystalloids and saline are used for intravenous fluid administration in critically ill adults, but it is not known which results in better clinical outcomes. In a pragmatic, ...