New data suggest that moderate fluid resuscitation is safer in acute pancreatitis than the standard aggressive fluid resuscitation. The findings suggest that an approach that includes safety and goal-directed checkpoints could enable treatment to be individualized and highlight the importance of clinical evidence in challenging dogma and improving evidence-based medicine.
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Regnér, S. Is less more? Challenging dogma for individualized fluid resuscitation. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 20, 133–134 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-022-00740-5
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