So, in peritonitis, there is an inflammation of the peritoneumand a build up of fluid/exudate in the abdomen. With this thirdspacing, fluid is lost to the individual. Isotonic solution makessense to replace the fluids, colloids, electrolytes, etc…that arelost because of this. However, in theory, couldn’t a hypertonicsolution pull this fluid that is into the third space back into theintravascular space?

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