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Table 1 Dialysis fluid compositions

From: Replacement of acetate with citrate in dialysis fluid: a randomized clinical trial of short term safety and fluid biocompatibility

Compound

Citrate fluid

Control fluid

Potassium (mM)

2 or 3

2 or 3

Magnesium (mM)

0.5

0.5

Calcium (mM)

1.5

1.5

Sodium (mM)

Variable

Variable

Bicarbonate (mM)

34-36

34-36

Glucose (mM)

5.5

5.5

Citrate (mM)

1

0

Acetate (mM)

0

3