Calcium Gluconate infusion guideline for use in CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy) Calcium gluconate 1gm/10ml/4.65 meq elemental Ca Calcium chloride 1gm/10ml/13.6 meq elemental Ca
Below is a conversion table for calcium chloride standard infusion to calcium gluconate infusion. General recommendations for use with Trisodium citrate is to start at 25ml/hr and titrate to ionized calcium goal of 1.15 – 1.29 mmol/L. Check ionized Ca levels every 6 hours per protocol. Calcium Chloride 4 gm = Calcium Gluconate 12 gm Infusion Rate 25 ml/hr 50 ml/hr 75 ml/hr 100 ml/hr 125 ml/hr 150 ml/hr 175 ml/hr 200 ml/hr 225 ml/hr 250 ml/hr 275 ml/hr 300 ml/hr 325 ml/hr 350 ml/hr
Calcium Chloride 4 grams/500ml NS Concentration: 8 mg/ml 200 mg/hr 400 mg/hr 600 mg/hr 800 mg/hr 1000 mg/hr 1200 mg/hr 1400 mg/hr 1600 mg/hr 1800 mg/hr 2000 mg/hr 2200 mg/ml 2400 mg/hr 2600 mg/hr 2800 mg/hr
Calcium Gluconate 12 grams/500ml NS Concentration: 24 mg/ml 600 mg/hr 1200 mg/hr 1800 mg/hr 2400 mg/hr 3000 mg/hr 3600 mg/hr 4200 mg/hr 4800 mg/hr 5400 mg/hr 6000 mg/hr 6600 mg/hr 7200 mg/hr 7800 mg/hr 8400 mg/hr