Table 1 Sodium burdens of maintenance fluid regimens with different intravenous isotonic and hypotonic solutions
Intravenous solution (sodium concentration per liter) | Daily sodium intake if a typical amount of 2 L of this solution is used as maintenance fluid | |
|---|---|---|
Sodium (g/day) | Sodium (mmol/day) | |
1 L NaCl 0.9% (3.5 g/154 mmol) | 7 | 308 |
1 L PlasmaLyte® (3.2 g/140 mmol) | 6.4 | 280 |
1 L Ringer’s lactate (3 g/130 mmol) | 5.9 | 260 |
1 L NaCl 0.45% in G5% (1.8 g/77 mmol) | 3.5 | 154 |
1 L Glucion 5%® (1.2 g/54 mmol) | 2.5 | 108 |
1 L Maintelyte® (0.9 g/40 mmol) | 1.8 | 80 |
Clinical nutrition | ||
Typical (par)enteral nutrition solution (± 1 g/40–50 mmol) | 1.8–2.3 | 80–100 |