Fluid therapy in mechanically ventilated critically ill children: the sodium, chloride and water burden of fluid creep

Table 1 Composition of enteral formulae employed in the study population

Preparation	H₂O [ml]	Na [mg]	Na [mEq]	Cl [mg]	Cl [mEq]
Human milk	87.7	23.0	1.0	46.0	1.3
Nidina 1	87.0	23.4	1.0	40.0	1.1
Nidina 2	86.4	26.0	1.1	49.0	1.4
Humana 1	86.0	20.0	0.9	45.0	1.3
Infatrini	85.0	37.0	1.6	62.0	1.8
Nutrini	85.0	60.0	2.6	95.0	2.7
Neocate	86.2	26.1	1.1	53.3	1.5
Aptamil proExpert	86.3	20.0	0.9	41.0	1.2
Nutramigen 2 LGG	84.4	21.0	0.9	47.0	1.3

Data refer to 100 ml of enteral formula. For powder preparations the standard dilution suggested by the manufacturer was applied. Data regarding human milk are an average value derived from the literature. Nidina 1 and Nidina 2 are produced by Nestlé Italia, Assago (MI), Italy; Humana 1 by Humana Italia, Milano, Italy; Infatrini, Nutrini and Neocate are produced by Nutricia Italia, Milano, Italy; Aptamil proExpert is produced by Mellin, Milano, Italy; Nutramigen 2 LGG is produced by Mead Johnson Nutrition, Rome, Italy

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