Trials evaluating the use of hypertonic saline solutions for resuscitation after traumatic injury have not shown an overall mortality benefit compared with isotonic fluid administration.

Hypertonic saline (HTS) is an osmotic agent that can help patients in the acute phase of severe traumatic brain injury. HTS extracts fluid from swollen cerebral tissue to both control intracranial ...

Calcutta High Court to hear a PIL for a CBI probe into a woman's death at a government hospital due to expired intravenous fluid. The Calcutta High Court will hear a public interest litigation ...

Correspondence to Mark Gurnell, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK; mg299{at}medschl.cam.ac.uk and Peter J ...

Three women faced critical health issues at a West Bengal hospital allegedly due to expired intravenous fluids. They were transferred to Kolkata for advanced care. The incident has sparked protests ...

A woman has died and four others are in critical condition at a state-run hospital in West Bengal, allegedly due to expired intravenous fluids. An investigation has been launched, while the Chief ...

The treatment is also focused on resolving the underlying cause. The standard of care is intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation which involves the delivery of fluids through a vein. Crystalloid ...

Lieutenant Stevens's invention — a non-sterile intravenous fluid bag — was designed and 3D printed in the Makerspace at the army base near Wodonga, in north-east Victoria. It's about the size ...