Intravenous administration of isotonic fluids is the standard emergency treatment in the U.S. for patients with severe blood loss, but UC San Diego bioengineering researchers have reported improved ...

Patients with a severe traumatic brain injury (and not in shock because of blood loss) who received out-of-hospital administration of hypertonic fluids (a solution with increased concentration of ...

Hypovolemia is a life-threatening complication that occurs when the loss of blood or other bodily fluids causes the body's fluid volume to drop. When you lose more than 15% of your fluid volume, your ...

A severe lack of circulating fluids can lead to shock Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Hypovolemia is the loss of 15% or more of the fluid circulating in the body, specifically blood or ...

HTS can be administered via continuous infusion for acute head trauma care. The HTS infusion rate can vary from 30 ml per hr to upwards of 150 ml per hr (Qureshi et al., 1998). The rate is adjusted ...

THE application of hypertonic solutions speeds the appearance of clinical signs of cellular dehydration in proportion to the impermeability of the cellular membrane. Intravenous infusion of hypertonic ...

There are several theoretical benefits associated with the use of hypertonic saline with regard to hemodynamics, immune modulation, and ICP reduction. TBI is a disruption of the normal function of the ...