Normal saline versus balanced crystalloids in patients with prerenal acute kidney injury and pre-existing chronic kidney disease

• Main Authors: Papasotiriou Marios (Author), Mpratsiakou Adamantia (Author), Georgopoulou Georgia (Author), Ntrinias Theodoros (Author), Balta Lamprini (Author), Pavlakou Paraskevi (Author), Goumenos Dimitrios S. (Author), Papachristou Evangelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Normal saline (N/S) and Ringer's-Lactate (L/R), are administered in everyday clinical practice. Despite that, N/S increases the risk of sodium overload and hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. In contrast, L/R has lower sodium content, significantly less chloride and contains lactates. In this st...