An intensivist on a learning frenzy. Caring for the critically ill using evidence-based medicine.
Every possible option to decreased morbidity, mortality, and costs are worth looking at in my book. The study that I am reviewing at this moment was published in 2017. I am ashamed that I had not run into it until today (10/19/19). It's challenging to stay up to date in everything. I digress. It is …
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People worry about the potassium levels in Lactated Ringer's but what if I were to tell you that there's more hyperkalemia with saline? 0.9% saline is 154mmol/L of sodium and 154mmol/L of chloride. That's it. There's no potassium, calcium, magnesium, nor buffering agent in there. Ringer's lactate, however, has 130mmol/L of sodium, 109mmol/L of chloride, …
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