Saline Solution

SAN DIEGO — Prophylactic measures such as vancomycin, povidone-iodine and saline irrigation yielded similar rates of periprosthetic joint infection and wound complications at 3 months for high-risk patients undergoing joint arthroplasty.

IV lactated Ringer solution should be the preferred volume-expanding fluid for resuscitation of patients with sickle cell disease who experience vaso-occlusive episodes at the time of hospital admission, according to study results.

According to published results, prophylactic intraoperative incisional wound irrigation with an antiseptic solution was associated with reduced surgical site infections compared with use of either an antibiotic solution or no irrigation.

SAN FRANCISCO — Povidone-iodine and saline irrigation may have equivalent efficacy for the reduction of surgical site infection following total knee or total hip arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

Intramural needle ablation using in-catheter, heated saline-enhanced radiofrequency was effective in reducing ventricular tachycardia burden for high-risk patients failing one to five prior ablations and drug therapy, researchers reported.

Feasibility of a catheter ablation system (Thermedical Ablation System, Thermedical) for ventricular tachycardia.

Radiofrequency ablation with a heated saline needle catheter was effective in eliminating clinical ventricular tachycardia in patients who did not respond to prior treatments, according to data from the SERF study presented at the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.

Yearly zoledronic acid infusions did not significantly reduce cartilage volume loss in 24 months among patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and bone marrow lesions compared with placebo, according to published results.

Intra-articular corticosteroid injections after rotator cuff repair may be effective in increasing range of motion while maintaining cuff integrity, according to published findings. Researchers noted the injections did not increase the risk of retears and contributed to greater range of motion and improved clinical scores during the early postoperative period.