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. 2009 Jan;12(1):13–20.

Table 3:

Utilization of Intravenous Fluids (IVFs)

Type of IVF Frequency % of Total IVFs (N=1328) % of patient receiving injection (N=938) Liters/ 100 bed-days
Dextrose Normal Saline (DNS) 387 29.14 41.26 8.56
Ringer Lactate (RL) 330 24.85 35.18 5.77
Normal Saline (NS) 260 19.58 27.72 5.3
5% Dextrose 132 9.94 14.07 2.29
Isolyte P 85 6.4 9.06 1.27
10% Dextrose 76 5.72 8.1 0.82
Mannitol 24 1.81 2.56 0.12
Others 34 2.56 3.62 0.12
Total 1328* 100 - 24.25