MAINTENANCE FLUIDS- NEED FOR CHANGES

do you still use sangers 4+2+1 ml kg formula ( 4 ml /kg for first 10 kg+2ml/kg for next 10 kg+1 ml/kg for next 10 kg)for maintenance therapy?

maintenance fluid should contain 131-150 meq of sodium

isolyte p can isolate you

for a sick child 2:1:.5 with monitoring is the best( 2ml/kg for first 10 kg+ 1ml /kg for next 10 kg+ .5 ml/kg for next 10 kg

read more  i v fluid in children nice 2015

 

 

About Dr. Jayaprakash

Asst. Prof. of Pediatrics, ICH. Institute of Child Health. Gov. Medical College Kottayam. Kerala, India.

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