| Table 1 Composition of crystalloid and colloid solutions usually available in hospital | ||||||
| Na+ (mmol/l) | K+ (mmol/l) | Cl- (mmol/l) | Ca2+ (mmol/l) | HCO3- (mmol/l) | Energy (kJ/l) | |
| Crystalloid | ||||||
| Normal saline (NaCl 0.9%) | 154 | - | 154 | - | - | - |
| NaCl 0.45% | 77 | - | 77 | - | - | - | NaCl 0.9%, KCl 0.15% | 150 | 20 | 150 | - | - | - |
| Dextrose - saline (NaCl 0.18%, dextrose 4%) | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | 669 |
| NaCl 0.18%, dextrose 4%, KCl 0.15% | 30 | 20 | 50 | - | - | 669 |
| Dextrose 5% | - | - | - | - | - | 837 |
| Dextrose 5%, KCl 0.15% | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | 837 |
| Hartmann's solution | 131 | 5 | 111 | 2 | 29 | - |
| Ringer's solution | 147 | 4 | 156 | 2.2 | - | - |
| Colloid | ||||||
| Gelatine: | ||||||
| Gelofusine | 154 | 0.4 | 125 | 0.4 | - | - |
| Haemaccel | 145 | 5.1 | 145 | 6.25 | - | - |
| Hetastarch: | ||||||
| Elohes | 154 | - | 154 | - | - | - |
| Hespan | 154 | - | 154 | - | - | - |
| Dextran: | ||||||
| Dextran 40 (in 0.9% saline) | 154 | - | 154 | - | - | - |
| Dextran 40 (in 5% dextrose) | - | - | - | - | - | 837 |
| Dextran 70 (in 0.9% saline) | 154 | - | 154 | - | - | - |
| Dextran 70 (in 5% dextrose) | - | - | - | - | - | 837 |
| Natural: | ||||||
| Human plasma protein | 157 | 2 | 118 | - | - | - |