What is your preferred intravenous fluid type for matching volume loss in a patient with persistent surgical drain output and pre-renal acute kidney injury?

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Topics: Nephrology • Acute kidney injury • Electrolyte disorders

Answer from: at Academic Institution

Probably NS but if the Na crept up at all, would change to 1/2 NS. I dont see a need here for balanced solutions, but wouldn't argue against them.

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