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. 2014 Dec 4;4:38. doi: 10.1186/s13613-014-0038-4

Table 3.

Characteristics of resuscitation fluids

Solute Plasma Colloids
 Crystalloids
4% albumin 6% HES 130/0.4 Dextran Gelatin Normal saline Ringer’s lactate Hartmann’s solution Plasma-Lyte
Na+
 135 to 145
 148
 154
 154
 154
 154
 130
 131
 140
K+
 4.0 to 5.0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 4.5
 5
 5
Ca2+
 2.2 to 2.6
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 2.7
 4
 0
Mg2+
 1.0 to 2.0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1.5
Cl−
 95 to 110
 128
 154
 154
 120
 154
 109
 111
 98
Acetate
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 27
Lactate
 0.8 to 1.8
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 28
 29
 0
Gluconate
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 23
Bicarbonate
 23 to 26
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Osmolarity
 291
 250
 286 to 308
 308
 274
 308
 280
 279
 294
Colloid 35 to 45 20 60 100 40 0 0 0 0

Osmolarity (mOsm/L); colloid (g/L); all other solutes (mmol/L).