Search Tag: crystalloids
Fluid-resuscitation-in-icu-crystalloids-inferior-to-colloids
2018 18 Dec
Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of crystalloids and colloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill adults. They found that crystalloids were less effective than colloids at stabilising haemodynamic resuscitation endpoints such as adequate central venous pressure...Read more
Study-long-term-impact-of-crystalloids-vs-colloids-after-major-abdominal-surgery
2018 14 Nov
A 1-year follow up of patients randomised to receive hydroxyethyl starch solution or balanced crystalloid solution as part of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy during major open abdominal surgery, found there was no difference in renal function between the groups. The study, by Alexandre Joosten, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, CUB Erasme,...Read more
Out-with-the-saline
2018 16 Mar
Reduced use linked to better outcomes Two companion studies have shown that use of saline as intravenous fluid therapy, compared to crystalloids, was associated with poor survival and increased risk of kidney complications. Matthew Semler, MD, MSc, assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, told ICU Management...Read more
Out-with-the-saline-reduced-use-linked-to-better-outcomes
2018 28 Feb
Two companion studies have shown that use of saline as intravenous fluid therapy, in comparison to crystalloids, was associated with poor survival and increased risk of kidney complications. "Our results suggest that using primarily balanced fluids should prevent death or severe kidney dysfunction for tens of thousands of patients across the country...Read more