Lactated ringers and normal saline are both types of intravenous (IV) fluids. IV fluids are given whenever there is a concern about maintaining fluid balance. Each type of IV fluid has different ...

You can make saline solution at home with tap water, iodine-free salt, and baking soda. Following safety procedures can prevent bacteria. Saline solution is a mixture of salt and water. Normal saline ...

During a recent walk around the emergency room where I work, I noted the number of patients with bags of intravenous fluids hanging above them. Almost everyone had one. Our ER in Boston isn't unique.

In an open-label, two-period, two-sequence, cross-sectional, cluster-randomized, crossover trial, we assigned hospitals in Ontario, Canada, to use either lactated Ringer’s solution or normal saline ...

Wu and colleagues lament the general difficulty researchers have experienced in identifying a therapeutic option to reduce hospitalization or length of stay in children with bronchiolitis. Following ...