Table 2 Electrolyte composition of commonly used colloids
| Â | Concentration (mmol/l) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Plasma | Gelofusine® | Albumex®4 | Voluven®(HES 6% 130/0.4)/Venofundin®(HES 6% 130/0.42) | Hextend®(HES 6% 130/0.4) | Tetraspan®(HES 6% 130/0.42) |
Sodium | 140 | 154 | 140 | 154 | 143 | 140 |
Potassium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 |
Chloride | 100 | 125 | 128 | 154 | 124 | 118 |
Calcium | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Magnesium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Bicarbonate | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lactate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Acetate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Malate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Octanoate | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |