Table 1. Blood Gas and Electrolyte Data before and Immediately after Infusion (30 min)
*P < 0.005 for the percent difference from baseline for the individual fluid.
†P < 0.005 for both paired t test and Wilcoxon signed rank test when the (hetastarch − albumin) percent difference from baseline was tested.
Pco2= partial pressure of carbon dioxide; Na+= sodium; K+= potassium; Cl−= chloride; HCO3−= bicarbonate; BEb= base excess of blood; hct = hematocrit; SID = strong ion difference, which is the difference in charge between the cations Na+and K+and the anions Cl−and lactate.