IV Fluid Rate Calculator
Adult maintenance fluid estimates or an explicitly selected pediatric 4-2-1 calculation
When to use it
Use after assessing the indication, dosing weight, fluid balance and oral/enteral intake; maintenance is separate from resuscitation and ongoing-loss replacement.
Category
Nursing Calculators
References
- HOLLIDAY MA et al. The maintenance need for water in parenteral fluid therapy. Pediatrics. 1957;19:823-32. PMID: 13431307
- NICE Guideline CG174: IV fluid therapy in adults in hospital. 2013. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg174
About NephroMind
This calculator is part of NephroMind, a free clinical decision-aid platform from the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT) — over 128 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.