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About the calculator for maintenance fluid rates

SmartFlow has a calculator for maintenance fluid rates. To calculate fluid rates, SmartFlow uses the information from the Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Manual by Karol A. Mathews.

The formula that SmartFlow uses to calculate the fluid rate per hour is (1.2 × (patient weight (kg)⁰·⁷⁵) × 70) ÷ 24 (hours).

To change the formula that SmartFlow uses, you must contact SmartFlow support. You can ask SmartFlow support to change the formula to:
  • (30 × (patient weight (kg)¹) + 70) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (48 × (patient weight (kg)¹)) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (60 × (patient weight (kg)¹)) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (66 × (patient weight (kg)¹)) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (72 × (patient weight (kg)¹)) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (84 × (patient weight (kg)⁰·⁷⁵)) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (105 × (patient weight (kg)⁰·⁷⁵)) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (110 × (patient weight (kg)⁰·⁷⁵)) ÷ 24 (hours)
  • (132 × (patient weight (kg)⁰·⁷⁵)) ÷ 24 (hours)
Note: If you want to use a different formula to calculate the fluid rate, you must make a feature request.