Table 2.
Oral Hydration Solutions Compared to IV Solutions
| Beverage | Carbohydrate | Na+ | Cl- | K+ | Buffer | Osmolality (mOsM) | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mM (% wt/vol) | |||||||
| WHO ORS | 111 (2.0) | 90 | 80 | 20 | 30 | 331 | Cholera |
| Gatorade® | ∼250 (4.5) | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 280 | Sports |
| Pedialyte® | 139 (2.5) | 45 | 35 | 20 | 30 | 250 | Dehydration |
| Rehydralyte® | 139 (2.5) | 75 | 65 | 20 | 30 | 325 | Dehydration |
| Fox 's Na Lactate | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 321 | Burn |
| Mayer's CitratedNaCl | 0 | 85 | 63 | 0 | 29 | 160 | Burn |
| Monafo 's HLS | 0 | 300 | 200 | 0 | 100 | 600 | Burn shock |
| Liquidsorb® | 222 (4.4) | 60 | 44 | 4 | 28 | -370 | Burn |
| Jiang 's Burn Drink | 252 (5.0) | 48 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 347 | Burn dehydration |
| Ricelyte | (3.0) | 50 | 45 | 25 | 34 | 200 | Dehydration |
| AstroAde (NASA) | 0 | 164 | 76 | 0 | 40 | 253 | PV expansion |
| IV Solutions | |||||||
| Lactated Ringer's | 0 | 130 | 109 | 4 | 28 | 270 | PV expansion |
| 0.9% NaCl | 0 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 308 | PV expansion |
| Plasmalyte-R | 0 | 140 | 98 | 5 | 50 | 294 | PV expansion |