Table 3.

Changes in metabolic parameters between groups.

	Lactated Ringer's			Normal Saline	Plasmalyte	p value
pH
0. hour	7.396±0.049			7.406±0.065	7.410±0.041	0.580
1. hour	7.387±0.035			7.372±0.043	7.418±0.039	<0.001
2. hour	7.408±0.043			7.365±0.055	7.434±0.032	<0.001
Bicarbonate (mM/L)
0. hour		22.8±2.3		23.1±2.3	23.4±1.7	0.896
1. hour		22.0± 2.5		22.2±2.4	23.9±1.7	0.002
2. hour		22.4±2.2		21.5±2.3	24.4±2.0	<0.001
Sodium (mM/L)
0. hour		141.3±3.7		140.0±3.7	141.5±2.6	0.197
1. hour		141.0±3.6		140.6±2.9	141.6±2.8	0.451
2. hour		140.6±3.4		141.5±3.4	141.8±2.6	0.301
Potassium (mM/L)
0. hour		3.8±0.5		3.7±0.6	3.7±0.4	0.948
1. hour		3.5±0.6		3.5±0.6	3.6±0.6	0.516
2. hour		3.5±0.5		3.5±0.6	3.6±0.4	0.491
Chloride (mM/L)
0. hour			98.4±3.5	98.7±3.3	100.5±2.6	0.026
1. hour			100.7±3.6	101.6±3.4	101.4±3.6	0.246
2. hour			101.0±2.5	102.8±3.9	101.1±3.0	0.051