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).
- (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)