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Life in the balance: Why fluid choice matters in the Emergency Department

Life in the balance: Why fluid choice matters in the Emergency Department

by Bo Zheng, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 2, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries

IV fluid is a drug Intravenous fluid administration is the second most common medical intervention next to supplemental oxygen.1  Over 200 million liters of normal saline (NS) is used in the United States annually.2 Intravenous fluids, like any other drug, should be...

Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.42 versus Ringer’s Acetate in Severe Sepsis

by EMOttawa | Nov 18, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5                 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5   Perner A, et al.; 6S Trial Group; Scandinavian Critical Care Trials Group. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 12;367(2):124-34   Article Link   This multi-centre, double-blind,...
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