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 |