Do you have strong opinions about normal saline? If so, you might need a hobby, but also this paper is for you. The BaSICS trial is a massive RCT with more than 10,000 patients comparing normal saline to a balanced crystalloid IV fluid. The paper Zampieri FG, Machado FR, et al. Effect of Intravenous Fluid … Continue reading The BaSICS trial: Normal saline has been fine all along