Not using saline in IV bags would save lives

[Thesauron]

Medical providers should stop using saline as intravenous fluid therapy for most patients, researchers say, following the release of two new studies that could improve survival and decrease kidney complications.

 

Saline, used in medicine for more than a century, contains high concentrations of sodium chloride, which is similar to table salt.

 

Researchers say patients would fare better, if they instead receive balanced fluids that closely resemble the liquid part of blood.

 

Not using saline in IV bags would save lives (futurity)

[njwinans]

@Thesauron But what about when a patient is going into hypovolemic shock, they need the fluids right?

[bagwell1987]

I agree

[Thesauron]

[mention=7786]Thesauron[/mention] But what about when a patient is going into hypovolemic shock, they need the fluids right?

As I understand it, you are just replacing one fluid with one that is more like blood. Not that a saline solution won’t work in most cases.

[Qapla]

It is very possible that the people who did the studies manufacturer the alternative fluid