Nurses can use drinkable tap water as a safe alternative to normal saline to clean wounds, according to the findings of a Cochrane Review. Subscribe today to access over 6,000 peer-reviewed clinical ...

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows soap and water is less effective than saline water at cleaning wounds, a finding that could result in significant cost savings.

Lactated Ringer's solution yielded a similar composite risk of death or hospital readmission within 90 days as normal saline. A small absolute lower risk of 90-day mortality was seen, but it was not ...

image: A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare finds there may be a better and safer treatment option for emergency department and hospital patients than saline solution, which is used ...

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, ...

Nurses can use drinkable tap water as a safe alternative to normal saline to clean wounds, according to the findings of a Cochrane Review. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical ...