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saline solution
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saline water for medical purposes
Key facts
- Ahfs drugs com
- FDA Professional Drug Information
- License data
- United States</span>"}]]}'>US DailyMed : Hypertonic_Saline
- Routes of administration
- Intravenous , topical , subcutaneous
- Atc code
- B05XA03 ( WHO )
- Cas number
- 7647-14-5
- Drugbank
- DB09153
- Unii
- 451W47IQ8X
- Kegg
- C13563
- Chebi
- CHEBI:26710
- Chembl
- ChEMBL1200574
- Formula
- Cl Na
- Molar mass
- 58.44 g·mol
- 3d model jsmol
- Interactive image
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
40,523 papers- Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
- Lactated Ringer's or Normal Saline for Initial Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis-Induced Hypotension.Critical care medicine · 2025
- Botulinum Toxin Type A Induced Brow Ptosis Reversal Using Bacteriostatic Saline.Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] · 2024
- Saturated saline immersion for the treatment of refractory plantar warts: An open-label, one-arm, single-center trial.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2026
- Heparin versus normal saline locking for prevention of occlusion, catheter-related infections and thrombosis in central venous catheter in adults: Overview of systematic reviews.The journal of vascular access · 2024
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Wikidata facts
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C821
- Commons category
- Saline (medicine)
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Saline (also known as saline solution) is a mixture of sodium chloride (salt) and water. It has several uses in medicine including cleaning wounds, removal and storage of contact lenses, and help with dry eyes. By injection into a vein, it is used to treat hypovolemia such as that from gastroenteritis and diabetic ketoacidosis. Large amounts may result in fluid overload, swelling, acidosis, and high blood sodium. In those with long-standing low blood sodium, excessive use may result in osmotic demyelination syndrome.
Saline is in the crystalloid family of medications. It is most commonly used as a sterile 9 g of salt per litre (0.9%) solution, known as normal saline. Higher and lower concentrations may also occasionally be used. Saline is acidic, with a pH of 5.5 (due mainly to dissolved carbon dioxide).