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Fewer Kidney Problems With IV Balanced Crystalloids vs Saline

Two new trials have tried to answer a long-standing question: which intravenous (IV) fluid is better, normal saline or balanced crystalloids? The trials, both conducted at Vanderbilt University in ...
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Deceased donor recipients benefit from IV fluid therapy with balanced crystalloid solution

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — In deceased donor kidney transplant recipients, IV fluid therapy with balanced crystalloid solution ...
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Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplant

Using a crystalloid solution during surgery was better than saline for improving deceased donor kidney transplant outcomes, according to the BEST-Fluids trial. Compared with standard saline IV fluids, ...
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Balanced IV Fluids Seem to be Safer than Saline in ICU

SAN ANTONIO -- Hospitalized patients given IV balanced fluids instead of saline showed a roughly 1% decreased incidence of death and serious kidney injury, according to results of two studies that ...
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No Difference in Mortality Between Colloid, Crystalloid IV Fluid Resuscitation

Feb. 24, 2004 (Orlando) — Fluid resuscitation is a cornerstone of intensive care therapy, yet for years there has been little agreement about the best fluid to use — crystalloid or colloid. Now, ...