Balanced Crystalloids or Normal Saline? A Historical and Evidence-Based Perspective
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Published online on November 11, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Intravenous crystalloid solutions are among the most common medical interventions applied and have supplanted colloid-based solutions as the standard of care for volume resuscitation in most settings. Despite their widespread use, debate has existed over ...
Intravenous crystalloid solutions are among the most common medical interventions applied and have supplanted colloid-based solutions as the standard of care for volume resuscitation in most settings. Despite their widespread use, debate has existed over ...