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Table 1.

Chemical compositions of fluids used in liver transplant recipients

*Fluid-type*	*Composition per 1 liter*	*Manufacturer*
*crystalloids*
0.9% Sodium chloride, USP	154 mEq Sodium	Baxter Healthcare Corp, Deerfield, IL, USA
0.9% Sodium chloride, USP	154 mEq Chloride	Baxter Healthcare Corp, Deerfield, IL, USA
0.45% Sodium chloride, USP	77 mEq Sodium	Baxter Healthcare Corp, Deerfield, IL, USA
0.45% Sodium chloride, USP	77 mEq Chloride	Baxter Healthcare Corp, Deerfield, IL, USA
Lactated Ringer’s injection, USP	130 mEq Sodium	Baxter Healthcare Corp, Deerfield, IL, USA
	4 mEq Potassium
	3 mEq Calcium
	109 mEq Chloride
	28 mEq Sodium lactate
*Colloids*
Human albumin 5% biotest	Plasma protein 50gm (96% albumin), caprylate (4 mmol/l), N-acetyl-DL-tryptophanate (4 mmol/l), sodium ions (145 mmol/l), water for injections ad 1,000 ml	Biotest Pharma GmbH
Human albumin 5% biotest		Dreieich, Germany
Human albumin 20% biotest (given diluted in 0.9% normal saline)	200 g/l (at least 95% is human albumin)	Biotest Pharma GmbH
	200 g/l (at least 95% is human albumin)	Dreieich, Germany