Comparison of Malated Ringer’s with Two Other Balanced Crystalloid Solutions in Resuscitation of Both Severe and Moderate Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats

Figure 1

Effects of lactated, acetated, and malated Ringer’s on survival in severely/moderately shocked rats. Rats underwent severe and moderate hemorrhage and then were resuscitated with either lactated Ringer’s (LR), acetated Ringer’s (AR), or malated Ringer’s solution (MR). The survival per group is shown as Kaplan-Meier plot ( = 7-8 animals; log-rank ^* (versus severe shock/AR and LR)). Note: the time point at which the first animal among the shock groups died (e.g., min for the severe shock/LR group) was defined as the last one where measurements between the respective groups were compared.