It can be used internally for intravenous (IV) hydration or externally to clean wounds or piercings. Saline is also used in the nose to treat congestion.

Making lactated Ringer's solution the hospital-wide standard for fluid administration didn't help hard outcomes compared with normal saline, a large Canadian trial showed, although one small ...

Saline IV shortage: Searching for a solution University of Colorado Hospital pharmacy tech Briana Connel uses various medications with saline to mix epidural medications Tuesday at the hospital.

At least 40 patients mistakenly received unsterilized, "simulated" intravanous fluids -- meant for training only -- instead of the sterile saline solution normally given to people in the hospital ...

Reid Kennedy, materials manager at San Francisco General Hospital, stands next to racks of saline solution. He has had to carefully manage the hospital's supply of saline during this shortage.

Irrigation solution: What’s in the water? The evidence that supports the use of various irrigation methods with or without antibiotic additives is not convincing.

A widespread shortage of saline solution is forcing hospital pharmacists and healthcare clinicians to stretch existing supplies, find workarounds, and formulate substitutes.

IV bags filled with what's called normal saline are used to treat problems ranging from vomiting to lightheadedness. But evidence for the use of saline over other intravenous options is scant.

In the cohort of over 55,000 patient encounters, patients who received lactated Ringer solution had more hospital-free days compared with those who received normal saline (marginal mean difference ...

The global market for the global normal saline for parenteral use market was analyzed, and it is expected to increase significantly during the forecast period. Normal saline is frequently used to ...

They identified patients with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain episodes who were started on Lactated Ringer's solution or normal saline on the first day of hospitalization.