Normal saline versus balanced intravenous fluids in acute ischemic stroke

Publications Category : Emergency Medicine, Neurology

Author(s): Joshua Davis

Project Description : While some studies have suggested better outcomes for critically ill patients with balanced solutions over normal saline, the best type of intravenous fluid to use for stroke patients remains unknown. Using a retrospective chart review of 2015–2019 Get with the Guidelines® data at a single academic medical center, this study sought to determine whether balanced solutions or normal saline are associated with risk of hemorrhagic transformation or 90-day disability in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis.