Results of a new meta-analysis in shows that intravenous fluid (IV) therapy using balanced solutions rather than commonly used saline can reduce the risk of in-hospital death of critically ill ...

IV therapy is gaining popularity as a lifestyle wellness trend, but experts question its safety and necessity. Learn about ...

ORLANDO — In deceased donor kidney transplant recipients, IV fluid therapy with balanced crystalloid solution reduced delayed graft function compared with saline solution, according to a presenter at ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center officials said they would be switching out saline as an intravenous fluid therapy for most patients with a balanced solution and encouraged other hospitals to do ...

Hospitalized children who receive hypotonic maintenance intravenous (IV) fluids are at higher risk of developing hyponatremia than those receiving isotonic IV fluids, according to a recent ...

In a world fixated with quick fixes, one wellness trend takes “getting to the point” quite literally. Intravenous, or IV, vitamin infusions—once reserved for hospital visits—is one of the latest ...

The Assessment Report identified randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews of RCTs that compared pre-hospital IV fluid replacement with withheld (no pre-hospital) fluid. Observational ...

Some of us have been there more times than we'd like to admit. We stayed out a bit too late last night, drank a bit too much, and now we're paying the price of our overindulgence. But what price are ...