crystalloid

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Introduction

Matter dissolved in a solvent, exerting an osmotic pressure & capable of being dialyzed across a membrane. It is generally capable of being crystallized. Contrast with colloid.

Indications

* not superior to saline outside of ICU[2]

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References

  1. Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Semler MW, Self WH, Wanderer JP et al Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults. N Engl J Med. Feb 27, 2018 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29485925 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1711584
    Self WH, Semler MW, Wanderer JP et al Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults. N Engl J Med. Feb 27, 2018 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29485926 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1711586
    Myburgh J Patient-Centered Outcomes and Resuscitation Fluids. N Engl J Med. Feb 27, 2018 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29485927 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1800449