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Composition of intravenous fluids

Fluid Na (mmol/l) K (mmol/l) Ca (mmol/l) Cl (mmol/l) HCO (mmol/l) Dext. (g/l) Osmol. (mosm/l)

0.45% NaCl

77

77

155

0.9% NaCl

154

154

308

5% NaCl

856

856

1722

Ringer’s

147

4

2

155

310

Lactated Ringer’s (Hartmann’s)

131

5

2

111

29

280

Darrow’s

121

35

103

53

312

0.9% NaCl + 5.5% Dext.

154

154

50

560

0.18% NaCl + 4% Dext.

31

31

40

264

Duphalyte

2.6

1.0

3.6

454

unknown

Dext. = dextrose; Osmol. = osmolality; = bicarbonate is present as lactate; = also contains a mixture of vitamins and small quantities of amino acids and 1.2 mmol/l of MgSO.
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