Table 1 The chemical composition of commonly used intravenous fluid solutions
Solutions | Na+ (meq/L) | K+ (meq/L) | Cl− (meq/L) | Other anions (meq/L) | Osmolarity (mosm/L) | In vivo SIDa(meq/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crystalloids | ||||||
Unbalanced | ||||||
NaCl 0.9% | 154 | 0 | 154 | – | 308 | – |
NaCl 3% | 510 | 0 | 510 | – | 1026 | – |
NaCl 7.5% | 1275 | 0 | 1275 | – | 2395 | – |
Balanced | ||||||
Lactate Ringer | 130 | 4 | 108 | Lactate (27.6) | 277 | 27 |
Acetate Ringer | 132 | 4 | 110 | Acetate (29) | 277 | 27 |
Acetate Gluconate (Plasmalyte®) | 140 | 5 | 98 | Acetate (27) | 294 | 50 |
Gluconate (23) | ||||||
Acetate Malate (Isofundin®) | 145 | 4 | 127 | Acetate (24) | 304 | 27 |
Malate (5) | ||||||
Colloids | ||||||
Unbalanced | ||||||
Hydroxyethylstarch (Voluven®) | 154 | 0 | 154 | – | 308 | – |
Albumin | 154 | 0 | 154 | – | 308 | – |
Balanced | ||||||
Hydroxyethylstarch (Tetraspan®) | 140 | 4 | 118 | Acetate (24) | 297 | 29 |
Malate (5) | ||||||
Hydroxyethylstarch (Hextend®) | 143 | 3 | 124 | – | 307 | 28 |
Gelatins 4% (Plasmion®) | 154 | 0 | 120 | – | 307 | 32 |
Gelatins 3% (Gelofusin®) | 150 | 0 | 100 | – | 284 | 56 |