Effects of intravenous infusion of hypotonic lactated Ringer's solution on calves with diarrhea.
The effects of intravenous infusion of hypotonic lactated Ringer's (LR: n=14) on plasma volume and venous blood gases were compared to those of hypotonic Ringer's solutions (RS: n=7) in diarrheic Japanese Black breed calves with metabolic acidosis. Venous blood samples were collected immediately before and after, and at 24 hr after the fluid infusion therapy. The LR and RS infusions increased relative plasma volume to 147.1 +/- 25.5% and 134.2 +/- 18.6%, respectively, just after the fluid therapy. The LR infusion induced an increase in the BE value (+5.1 +/- 4.8 mM) at 24 hr compared to that of RS. LR infusion should be explored as a treatment for dehydration and moderate metabolic acidemia caused by naturally occurring diarrhea in calves.
Iwabuchi
Shigehiro
S
Central Research Laboratories, Nippon Zenyaku Kogyo Co, Ltd, Koriyama, Fukishima, Japan.
Suzuki
Kazuyuki
K
Sakemi
Yohko
Y
Imayoshi
Kouji
K
Kuwahara
Eiichiro
E
Asano
Ryuji
R
D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000032:analysis; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate
D004573:Electrolytes; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate