Fluids
Adult maintenance fluid
NICE 2017: 25-30 mL/kg/day water + ≈1 mmol/kg/day Na, K, Cl + 50-100 g/day glucose.
Required inputs
- Weight (kg)
- Elderly / frail / cardiac / renal impairment
Equation or source
NICE CG174 (updated 2017). NEJM 2015;372:14.