802 adults to receive saline (0.9% sodium chloride) or balanced crystalloids (lactated Ringer’s solution or Plasma-Lyte A) and they demonstrated that the use of balanced crystalloids resulted in a lower rate of the composite outcome of death from any cause, new renal replacement therapy, or p...
Table 1 shows the compositions of human serum, saline, and several commonly used balanced crystalloid fluids. The acidic property of saline (pH 5.4) can be clearly explained using the Stewart approach of acid-base balance which provides a perfect framework for its understanding (Stewart, 1983). ...