Half of all knee replacement patients in public hospitals are waiting more than six and a half months for surgery with one in eight waiting over 12 months. Medibankâs Health Cost and Utilisation report shows the average out of pocket expenses for a hip replacement was $1,144.
Immediate Care. If there is moderate dehydration and the dog is not throwing up, you can treat the dog with Ringer's lactate (âlactated Ringersâ with 5% dextrose in water). You can also administer an electrolytic solution at a rate of 2 to 4 ml per pound (1 to 2 ml per kilogram) of the dog's body weight per hour.
Let's look at sodium-containing fluids next. Salt of the earth. Sodium-containing fluids range from hypotonic (0.45% sodium chloride solution) to isotonic (0.9% sodium chloride solution) to hypertonic (5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride solution).Along with sodium, these fluids provide chloride and free water; some are available in combination with dextrose. solution of 0.9% sodium chloride is known as normal saline solution because its tonicity (308 mOsm/liter) closely correlates with the osmolality of plasma. This solution contains 154 mEq/liter of both sodium and chloride, close to normal plasma levels of 140 mEq/liter of sodium and 103 mEq/ liter of chloride.