Patients with a severe traumatic brain injury (and not in shock because of blood loss) who received out-of-hospital administration of hypertonic fluids (a solution with increased concentration of ...

October 7, 2010 — The largest clinical trial to date of out-of-hospital hypertonic resuscitation shows it does not improve outcomes after traumatic brain injury. The disappointing results call into ...

Intravenous administration of isotonic fluids is the standard emergency treatment in the US for patients with severe blood loss, but bioengineering researchers have reported improved resuscitation ...

Research carried out at The University of Manchester has found further evidence that a simple solution, which is already used in IV drips, is an effective treatment for reducing inflammation. The ...

THE application of hypertonic solutions speeds the appearance of clinical signs of cellular dehydration in proportion to the impermeability of the cellular membrane. Intravenous infusion of hypertonic ...

Upping the saline and cutting the fluid volume has a pronounced effect on the rate of complications after pancreatic surgery, new research shows. Investigators found that using a hypertonic saline ...

Dr. Joseph A. Rosenthal (Medicine): A 79-year-old man was admitted to this hospital because of hyponatremia and involuntary movements of the arm and face. The patient had been in his usual state of ...