IV fluid resuscitation

See critical care quick reference for bolus doses by weight.

Background

• Total Body Water (TBW) = 0.6 x weight (kg)
  • Of which, 2/3 is intracellular and 1/3 extracellular
    • 1/4 of extracellular is vascular

Maintenance Fluids

Adult

• Calculation 1
  • 100 cc/kg/d (4cc/kg/h) 1st 10 kg
  • 50 cc/kg/d (2cc/kg/h) 2nd 10 kg
  • 20 cc/kg/d (1cc/kg/h) each kg > 20
• Calculation 2
  • 1500 cc/m2/d (bsa (m2) = sqr rt [wt (kg) x ht (cm)]/3600
• Insensible losses = 300-400 cc/m2/d
• Adult Standard: D5 0.45%NS at 75-125 mL/hr + 20meq/L of KCl
• Deficit: % dehydration x baseline weight
• Daily volume needed = maintenance + deficit - fluid already given (i.e. boluses)
  • Hourly rate daily volume/24 hr
    • (or correct 1/2 of deficit in first 8 hr, remainder in next 16)

Pediatric

• Maintenance fluid default: D5-LR + 20meq/L of KCl or other isotonic solution
  • Isotonic fluids are now preferred (2019 AAP update)

Electrolytes

• Maintenance Na = 3 mEq/kg/d; K = 2 mEq/kg/d
• Deficit = [desired - measured mEq/L] x fD x wt (kg)
• fD (distribution factor) Na = 0.6, K = 0.6, Cl = 0.2-0.3, HCO3 = 0.5
• (Maintenance + deficit)/daily volume = concentration of electrolyte in fluid to be given
• 4mL/kg of H2O lost, ups Na by 1meq
• Normal saline (NS) = 154 mEq Na/L, 1/2 NS = 77 mEq/L, 1/4NS = 38 mEq/L

See Also

• Intravenous Fluids (Main)
• Critical care quick reference

External links

• MDCalc maintenance fluids