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Why physiology will continue to guide the choice between balanced crystalloids and normal saline: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Charlotte L ZwagerPieter Roel TuinmanHarm-Jan de GroothJos KooterHans KetLucas M FleurenPaul W G Elbers
Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2019)
Our meta-analysis could not find significant differences between balanced crystalloids and normal saline on mortality at the longest follow-up, moderate to severe AKI or new RRT. Currently accrued information size is smaller, and the required information size is larger than previously anticipated. Therefore, completed and ongoing trials on the topic may fail to provide adequate guidance for choosing the right crystalloid. Thus, physiology will continue to play an important role for individualizing this choice.
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