Oversalted.

The author comments on a study published within the issue that described the effects of bolus injection of saline and hydroxyethyl starch (HHS) on functional neurological recovery after successful restoration of circulation in a rat model of cardiac arrest. Findings showed that neurological assessments of the animals did not reveal benefits from HHS treatment. He also noted that the superiority of hypertonic resuscitation in traumatic brain injury could neither be aptly demonstrated.