"INTRAVENOUS INJECTION OF SALINE FLUIDS."

Intravenous Saline

Saline Injection in Cholera

Sir,?I request the favour of your kindly giving place to the following in your esteemed paper : ? In an epidemic of cholera in this town I have been trying intravenous injection of hypertonic salt solution combined with permanganates internally with a fair amount of success. In some cases there were certain phenomena which I am unable to explain and I hope some of your kind readers might favour...

Intravenous fluids: balancing solutions

The topic of intravenous (IV) fluids may be regarded as "reverse nephrology", because nephrologists usually treat to remove fluids rather than to infuse them. However, because nephrology is deeply rooted in fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, IV fluids belong in the realm of our specialty. The field of IV fluid therapy is in motion due to the increasing use of balanced crystalloids, part...

Acute allergic reaction after intravenous saline injection: an unusual presentation of chlorhexidine allergy.

A 63-year-old man presented to the emergency department after an episode of transient left hemiparesis and hemianaesthesia. His only history of allergy was an episode of mild urticaria after a postsurgical fentanyl infusion a few years previously. An intravenous cannula was inserted in his left cubital fossa. His neurological symptoms had resolved completely by the time he was reviewed by the n...

Inductive Warming of Intravenous Fluids

A 42-yr-old, 80-kg male with chondrosarcoma of the left pelvis was scheduled to undergo elective left internal hemipelvectomy. His medical history and physical examination results were unremarkable. After placing standard American Society of Anesthesiologists monitors, general anesthesia was induced and maintained without incident. Based on historic precedent, large fluid shifts were anticipate...