Fluid Balance In Surgery
May 30, 2021
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FLUID BALANCE – Total body water—60% of total body weight in males and 50% of total body weight in females (as females have more subcutaneous fat), most water is in skeletal muscles.
Total TBW –
-40% is intracellular.
-15% is interstitial, includes 2% transcellular (water in CSF and joint spaces).
-5% intravascular (15% of this is arterial).
Serum osmolarity
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