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Would it be wise for many hospitals to replace saline with balanced fluids for hospitalized patients? It appears so. Doing such a move might significantly reduce mortality and morbidity, according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Matthew W. Semler during a presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
The study involved 28,000 patients at Vanderbilt University who were given either saline-based IV bags or balanced fluid variants. They found that for every 100 patients on balanced fluids, there was one fewer death or critical kidney damage. Yes, 1 percent doesn't seem a dramatic reduction — but when viewed at a grander scale, that could mean up to 70,000 fewer deaths and 100,000 fewer incidents of kidney problems annually in the United States.
(Score: 2) by mhajicek on Wednesday February 28 2018, @11:40PM (3 children)
If this study is correct, this change would save twice as many people in the US as are shot to death every year. Why aren't the MSM up in arms over this? This should be on the front page for weeks if lives are what's valued!
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
(Score: 2) by insanumingenium on Thursday March 01 2018, @12:07AM
Because no one gets all worked up over pool gates, natural and state disasters are attention grabbing.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday March 01 2018, @02:50PM (1 child)
So, uhhhh, twice as many people as are shot? Cool - we can quit worrying so much about school shooters?
And, man, don't bother with a serious reply - that's just some smartassery that came to mind. :^)
(Score: 2) by mhajicek on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:17PM
That's kinda my point, and I was applying smartassery myself. :)
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek