FAST Session: Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Saltwater: The Misunderstood Role of Crystalloid in Critical Care

A brief history of the decline of saline for use in trauma and sepsis shows why those studies don’t say what people think they say discuss the crucial use cases for crystalloid resuscitation (like TBI, pre-intubation hypotension, or pediatric trauma when you don’t have blood available) and how to avoid misuse (precision resuscitation and ultrasound).