Fresenius, B. Braun IV Fluids Tied to More Deaths, Study Finds
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A type of intravenous solution made by Fresenius SE and B. Braun Holding GmbH that’s used to treat shock has a 10 percent higher risk of death than another treatment, an analysis by U.K. researchers found.
Hospitals should stop using hydroxyethyl starch solution, or colloid fluid, and instead give patients saline-based crystalloid fluids, according to Ian Roberts, the doctor who led the review of data from 25 previous studies that was published today by the Cochrane Library.