title: Should "normal" saline be our usual choice in normal surgical patients?
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Butterworth
authors.forename: Monty G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mythen
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000401:mortality*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides