Hypertonic resuscitation – a concentrated intravenous (IV) dose of saline and dextran, a sugar solution – has the potential to help survivors of blunt trauma by improving blood flow and delivery of ...

THE application of hypertonic solutions speeds the appearance of clinical signs of cellular dehydration in proportion to the impermeability of the cellular membrane. Intravenous infusion of hypertonic ...

Upping the saline and cutting the fluid volume has a pronounced effect on the rate of complications after pancreatic surgery, new research shows. Investigators found that using a hypertonic saline ...