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Table 3 Quantity of sodium, potassium and chloride given in intravenous fluids on postoperative day 1

From: Perioperative intravenous fluid prescribing: a multi-centre audit

 

Quantity administered in mmol.kg−1

None (%)

0.1–0.7 (%)

0.8–1.2 (%)

≥1.3 (%)

Sodium

7

24

14

55

Chloride

7

28

17

48

Potassium

30

68

2

0

  1. For all patients receiving intravenous fluid on postoperative day 1 (n = 248), the percentage of those in each electrolyte dose range is listed. The dose range of 0.8–1.2 mmol.kg−1 is expressed in italics because this represents maintenance requirements
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Perioperative Medicine

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