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Holliday–Segar Maintenance Intravenous Fluids calculator

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  • Body weight (kg)Accepted range: 1 to 120

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Holliday MA, Segar WE. The maintenance need for water in parenteral fluid therapy. Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1542/peds.19.5.823. PMID: 13431307. Scope: daily maintenance IV fluid rate (mL/24 h): 100 mL/kg for the first 10 kg, plus 50 mL/kg for the next 10 kg, plus 20 mL/kg for each kg above 20 kg. (1957)

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