The Assessment Report identified randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews of RCTs that compared pre-hospital IV fluid replacement with withheld (no pre-hospital) fluid. Observational ...

During a recent walk around the emergency room where I work, I noted the number of patients with bags of intravenous fluids hanging above them. Almost everyone had one. Our ER in Boston isn't unique.

Many patients hospitalized with severe heart failure are receiving potentially harmful treatment with intravenous fluids, a study has found. Heart failure patients are commonly treated with diuretics ...