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Enteral electrolyte solutions with different osmolarities administered in a continuous flow in newborn calves

  • José Dantas Ribeiro Filho,
  • Waleska de Melo Ferreira Dantas,
  • Antônio de Pádua Lima,
  • Rinaldo Batista Viana,
  • Micheline Ozana da Silva,
  • Pedro Ancelmo Nunes Ermita,
  • Gláucia Matos Marques da Silva,
  • Bruna Maria Ribeiro,
  • Caio Monteiro Costa,
  • Lorena Chaves Monteiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20160891
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 5

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ABSTRACT: This study compared the effects of enteral electrolyte solutions with different osmolarities in Holstein cattle. Eighteen newborn calves were evenly divided into three groups and administered the following treatments: hypotonic electrolyte solution (ESHYPO) containing 4g NaCl, 0.5g KCl, 1g sodium acetate, and 7.5g dextrose diluted in 1,000mL water; isotonic electrolyte solution (ESISO) containing 5g NaCl, 1g KCl, 2g sodium acetate, and 10g dextrose diluted in 1,000mL water; and hypertonic electrolyte solution (ESHYPER) containing 6g NaCl, 1g KCl, 3g sodium acetate, and 15g dextrose diluted in 1,000mL water. Solutions were administered at a rate of 15mL kg-1hr-1 for 12 hours in a continuous flow. All three solutions increased the concentration of plasma sodium, but ESHYPO did not alter the serum osmolarity. Both ESISO and ESHYPO resulted in an increase in volemia.

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