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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

01-02-2011 | Letter

Isotonic saline - the only solution to recommend?

Author: Kresimir Oremus

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2011

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I read with interest the viewpoint by Guidet and colleagues addressing controversies regarding colloid solution carrier fluids [1]. Instead of offering a balanced view, however, the article focused on the refutation of dilutional hyperchloraemic acidosis, depicting it as a clinically innocent inevitability we should accept rather than try to avoid. …
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Metadata
Title
Isotonic saline - the only solution to recommend?
Author
Kresimir Oremus
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10008

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