Wall Chart C Maintenance feeds and fluids
Chart C1: Maintenance feeds
Chart W2: Maintenance fluids
WC 1 Maintenance feeds by gastric tube or by cup by weight band
Also see:
| Age days |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 - onwards |
Day 7 onwards
if
LBW/SGA |
| mls/wgt kg |
60/kg/d |
90/kg/d |
120/kg/d |
150/kg/d |
180mls/kg |
| Two hourly feeds |
| 0.75- 0.99 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
| 1.0 -1.24 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
| 1.25 -1.49 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
17 |
21 |
| Two/Three hourly feeds |
| 1.5 - 1.74 |
8/13 |
12/18 |
16/24 |
20/30 |
24/37 |
| 1.75- 1.99 |
9/14 |
14/21 |
19/28 |
23/35 |
28/42 |
| 2.0 - 2.24 |
11/16 |
16/24 |
21/32 |
27/40 |
32/48 |
| 2.25 -2.49 |
12/18 |
18/27 |
24/36 |
30/45 |
36/53 |
| 2.5- 2.74 |
13/20 |
20/30 |
26/39 |
33/49 |
| 2.75 - 2.9 |
14/22 |
22/32 |
29/43 |
36/54 |
| 3.0- 3.24 |
16/23 |
23/35 |
31/47 |
39/59 |
| 3.25 -3.49 |
17/25 |
25/38 |
35/53 |
42/63 |
| 3.5 - 3.74 |
18/27 |
27/41 |
34/54 |
45/68 |
| 3.75 – 3.9 |
19/29 |
29/44 |
39/58 |
48/73 |
| 4.0 - 4.24 |
21/31 |
31/46 |
41/62 |
52/77 |
| 4.25 -4.49 |
22/33 |
33/49 |
44/66 |
55/82 |
| 4.5 - 4.74 |
23/35 |
35/52 |
46/69 |
58/87 |
| 4.75 - 5.0 |
24/35 |
37/55 |
49/73 |
61/91 |
WC 2 Maintenance IV fluids by age and weight band
Also see:
| Age days |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 onwards |
| mls/wgt kg |
60/kg/d |
90/kg/d |
100/kg/d |
|
10% dextrose |
10% dextrose (RL) |
| 0.75 -0.99 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 1.- 1.24 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 1.25 -1.49 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
| 1.5 - 1.74 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
| 1.75 – 1.9 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
| 2.0 - 2.24 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
| 2.25 -2.49 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
| 2.5 - 2.74 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
| 2.75 - 2.9 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
| 3.0 - 3.24 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
| 3.25 -3.49 |
8 |
13 |
14 |
| 3.5 - 3.74 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
| 3.75 - 3.9 |
10 |
15 |
16 |
| 4.0 - 4.24 |
10 |
15 |
17 |
| 4.25 -4.49 |
11 |
16 |
18 |
| 4.5 -4.74 |
12 |
17 |
19 |
| 4.75 - 5.0 |
12 |
18 |
20 |