Category Archives: Nephrology

Study Design Summary: Single center study of 15,802 ICU patients treated with either saline or balanced crystalloid, with a primary outcome of major adverse kidney event at 30 days or hospital discharge, whichever came first. Notes: The intervention group (balanced crystalloid) vs saline group were very well balanced in their baseline characteristics. The primary outcomeContinue reading “SMART: Does Balanced Crystalloid Reduce Major Adverse Kidney Event Rate”

Study Design Summary: Single center study of 13,347 non-critically ill patients treated with either balanced crystalloid or saline in the emergency department, with a primary outcome of hospital free days. Notes: The two groups of saline vs balanced crystalloid (lactated ringers or plasma-lyte A) were balanced in their baseline characteristics including baseline serum Cr andContinue reading “SALT-ED: Does Balanced Crystalloid Reduce Time to Hospital Discharge Compared to Saline”