Sterile saline irrigation vs injection

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Renu Bajwa
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Sterile saline irrigation vs injection

Is anyone familiar with sterile saline irrigation being updated from being hypotonic to isotonic? There is a large body of literature that says irrigation and injectable are not interchangeable due to the irrigation being hypotonic. The current preparations of irrigation we stock are isotonic.

Looking for any updated information on this topic.
TIA!