These products must be given with normal saline, because the highly concentrated HTS solution could cause lysis of red blood cells (Qureshi & Suarez, 2000). Nurses must inform other healthcare ...
Hypertonic saline refers to any saline solution with a concentration of sodium chloride (NaCl) higher than physiologic (0.9%). Commonly used preparations include 2%, 3%, 5%, 7%, and 23% NaCl.