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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jul 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2006 Jan;18(1):57–63. doi: 10.1097/01.ana.0000191280.05170.0f

Table 5.

Formulae for Estimation of Effect of Intravenous Fluid Administration on Serum Sodium64

ΔSerum[Na+]= Infusate Volume{(Infusate[Na+]+Infusate[K+])−Serum[Na+]} /(Total Body Water+1)
Required Na+ Load = Total Body Water (desired [Na+] − current [Na+])
Total Body Water can be estimated as a fraction of body weight.65