Balanced Crystalloids or 0.9% Saline in Sepsis. Beyond Reasonable Doubt?

Paul J Young^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Intensive Care UnitWellington HospitalWellington, New Zealandand.
² Intensive Care ProgrammeMedical Research Institute of New ZealandWellington, New Zealand.

Editorial

Paul J Young. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019.

. 2019 Dec 15;200(12):1456-1458.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1669ED.

Paul J Young^{1

2}

¹ Intensive Care UnitWellington HospitalWellington, New Zealandand.
² Intensive Care ProgrammeMedical Research Institute of New ZealandWellington, New Zealand.

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Comment on

Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Sepsis. A Secondary Analysis of the SMART Clinical Trial.
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