TABLE 2.

Comparison of Electrolyte Composition of Commercially Available Fluid Types and Human Plasma (17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 28, 40–42)

Fluid	Electrolytes (mmol/L)			Buffer (mmol/L)					pH
	Na	Cl	K	Lactate	Acetate	Malate	Gluconate	Bicarbonate
Plasmalyte	140	98	5	—	27	—	23	—	5–7.4
Kabilyte	140	98	5	—	27	—	23	—	6.5–8
Normosol-R	140	98	5	—	27	—	23	—	6.6–7.4
Ringer’s Lactate	130	110–115	4	28	—	—	—	—	6–7.5
Hartmann’s solution	129–131	109–111	5	29	—	—	—	—	6.5
Ringerfundin (Ringer’s Acetate)	145	127	4	—	24	5	—	—	5.1–5.9
Sterofundin	140	106	4	45	—	—	—	—	4.5–7.5
Human plasma	134–146	98–108	3.4–5	—	—	—	—	22–32	7.4