SMART Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults 



N Engl J Med 2018; 378:829-839 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1711584



Conclusion: Among critically ill adults, the use of balanced crystalloids for intravenous fluid administration resulted in a lower rate of the composite outcome of death from any cause, new renal-replacement therapy, or persistent renal dysfunction than the use of saline.



- Visual Abstract by Dr. Jonny Wilkinson @Wilkinsonjonny 



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