A new born boy is having lumbosacral meningomyelocele and awaiting the surgical repair. The sac is best protected with sterile gauze piece soaked with

Ans. (d) Normal salineRef: Bailey & Love 26th ed. / 482-83The first step in the management of a newborn with myelomeningocele is a careful clinical assessment followed by open defects which should be covered with a saline-moistened non-adherent dressing to prevent injury to and dessication of the neural placode.