Early restrictive fluid management does not reduce mortality in sepsis-induced hypotension
1. Early use of vasopressors combined with a conservative fluid resuscitation did not result in a mortality benefit over a ...
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Balanced intravenous solutions reduce risk of hyperchloremia in the pediatric intensive care unit
1. In a randomized controlled trial of critically ill pediatric patients requiring intravenous fluid therapy, children receiving saline were significantly ...
Intravenous fluid restriction does not improve septic shock outcomes
1. There was no significant difference in mortality among septic shock patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) between standard ...
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SALT-ED: Normal Saline versus Balanced Crystalloids in Noncriticaly Ill Adults [Classics Series]
This study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine's The Classics in Medicine: Summaries of the Landmark ...
Peripherally inserted central catheters are associated with twice as many complications than midline catheters when used short-term
1. This observational study found that peripherally inserted central catheters were associated with double the risk of a major complication ...
Decline in serum sodium not associated with mental status changes in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis
1. In a randomized trial, factors associated with a decline in glucose-corrected sodium in children experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) included ...