Estimation of parenteral fluid requirements

F G Boineau; J E Lewy

doi:10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36866-3

Estimation of parenteral fluid requirements

Pediatr Clin North Am. 1990 Apr;37(2):257-64. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36866-3.

Authors

F G Boineau¹, J E Lewy

Affiliation

¹ School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PMID: 2184395
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36866-3

Abstract

This article reviews the normal physiologic losses of water and electrolytes from the body, the source of the loss, and the increased body loss of water associated with fever. The three different methods for estimating replacement of water and electrolyte losses are described in this review.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aging / physiology
Body Fluid Compartments / physiology
Body Weight
Energy Intake
Fluid Therapy*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Osmolar Concentration
Urine
Water Loss, Insensible / physiology
Water-Electrolyte Balance