SAN ANTONIO -- Hospitalized patients given IV balanced fluids instead of saline showed a roughly 1% decreased incidence of death and serious kidney injury, according to results of two studies that ...

Using balanced crystalloids for administration of intravenous fluid among intensive care unit patients resulted in a lower death rate as compared to using saline, according to a study in The New ...

The recall affects one lot of ICU Medical’s lactated ringer’s injection and one lot of its 0.9 percent sodium chloride injection. Both products replace losses of fluids or electrolytes in patients.

Saline intravenous fluids are as effective as more costly solutions in treating intensive care patients and keeping them alive, Australian researchers report. "Just about every patient admitted to the ...

Intravenous fluids are recommended for the treatment of patients who are in septic shock, but higher fluid volumes have been associated with harm in patients who are in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Flosonics Medical, maker of FloPatch, the world's first wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound for critical care, today announced the peer-reviewed publication of the Safe and Fluid Effective ...

After striking a pact to bolster intravenous solution supplies in the U.S. last year, California's ICU Medical has run into a snag during production of one such critical hospital drug. ICU Medical has ...