Table 1.

Peritoneal dialysis fluids used in the UK

	Dianeal PD4	Physioneal 40	Physioneal 35	Extraneal	Nutrineal 1.1%
Na (mmol/L)	132	132	132	133	132
Ca (mmol/L)	1.25	1.25	1.75	1.75	1.25
Mg (mmol/L)	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Cl (mmol/L)	95	95	101	96	105
Lactate (mmol/L)	40	15	10	40	40
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	0	25	25	0	0
Osmotic agent	Glucose	Glucose	Glucose	Icodextrin	Amino acid
Strengths	13.6 g/L	13.6 g/L	13.6 g/L	7.5 g/L	87 mmol/L
	22.7 g/L	22.7 g/L	22.7 g/L
	38.6 g/L	38.6 g/L	38.6 g/L
Osmolality mOsm/L	344	344	345	284	365
	395	395	396
	483	483	484
pH	5.5	7.4	7.4	5.5	6.7