Solution (trade name) | Sodium (mEq/L) | Potassium (mEq/L) | Chloride (mEq/L) | Other (mEq/L)[1] | pH[1-3] | Osmolarity (mOsm/L) | Mean molecular weight (Daltons) | Molar substitution* | Volume effect (percent of bolus remaining intravascular) | Plasma volume expansion duration (hours) |
Sodium chloride 0.9% | 154 | 0 | 154 | – | 4.5 to 7.0 | 308 | – | – | 20 | Varies |
Lactated Ringer's injection | 130 | 4 | 109 | Calcium 3 Lactate 28 | 6.0 to 7.5 | 273 | – | – | 20 | Varies |
Plasmalyte | 140 | 5 | 98 | Magnesium 3 Acetate 27 Gluconate 23 | 6.5 to 8.0 (Plasmalyte 148) | 294 | – | – | 20 | Varies |
Normosol-R | 140 | 5 | 98 | Magnesium 3 Acetate 27 Gluconate 23 | 7.4 | 295 | – | – | 20 | Varies |
Albumin (human) 5% | 130 to 160[3] | ≤2 | 130 to 160 | – | 6.4 to 7.4 | 309[3] | 67,000[4] | – | 70 | 2 to 4 |
Gelatin 4% (Gelaspan)¶ | 151 | – | 103 | Calcium 2 Magnesium 2 Acetate 24 | 7.1 to 7.7 | 284 | 30,000 | – | 70 to 80 | 2 to 3 |
Tetrastarch 6% 130/0.4 (Voluven)Δ | 154 | 0 | 154 | – | 4.0 to 5.5 | 308 | 130,000 | 0.4 | 100 | 6[5] |
Pentastarch 10% 200/0.5 (Pentaspan Canadian product)¶Δ | 154 | 0 | 154 | – | 5.0 | 326 | 200,000 to 300,000 | 0.4 to 0.5[6] | 145 | 18 to 24[6] |
Hetastarch 6% 600/0.75 (Hespan)Δ | 154 | 0 | 154 | – | 5.9[7] | 309 | 600,000 | 0.75 | 100 | 24 to 36 |
Hetastarch 6% 670/0.75 (Hextend)◊ | 143 | 3 | 124 | Calcium 5 Magnesium 0.9[8] Lactate 28 | 5.9 | 307[8] | 670,000[8] | 0.75 | 100 | 24 to 36 |