IV Fluid Maintenance (Last Updated - 8/15/2005)

-used to estimate a patient's hourly maintenance IV Fluid requirements
-the form below uses the equation:

     For each kg of body weight 1-10:
          4 mL per kg plus

     For each kg of body weight 11-20:
         2 mL per kg plus

     For each kg of body weight > 21:
          1 mL per kg