Transmission - When need?

What is transmission?

Transmission is a dissolved solution containing many different substances, can be injected slowly or directly into the veins of patients. Most of the solvent used is distilled water. In addition, some other solvents may be used to dissolve the drug. There are over 20 different types of fluid that are divided into three basic groups: the body's supply of nutrients (5%, 10%, 20%, 30% , fat and vitamins); water supply and electrolytes, for dehydration, blood loss (ringer lactate, 0.9% sodium bicarbonate, 1.4% sodium bicarbonate, etc.) and special groups (fresh plasma , albumin solution, dextran solution, haes-steril, gelofusin or high molecular weight solution ...) used in cases of fastening of albumin or circulating fluid in the body.

When to get fluids?

In the body of each person have the average blood index, the protein, sugar, salt, electrolytes ... If one of the above average index is lower than the level of the average Usually allow us to compensate. Doctors often rely on the results of the test to find out which cases are needed and which cases are not yet needed for additional transmission and the number of additions is how much. However, in some special cases, even though the doctors still do not have the test results, they still have to give the patients fluids, which is when the patients dehydration, blood loss, severe malnutrition, poisoning , before and after surgery ...

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