Pediatrics in review
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Pediatr Rev
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Parenteral fluid therapy is a basic component of the care of hospitalized infants and children. Clinicians who care for inpatients must be able to assess the need for parenteral fluid therapy and to specify the composition of fluid and rate of administration. ⋯ Because maintenance is not as directly related to weight as deficit or as directly measureable as ongoing losses, it tends to cause the most confusion. It will, therefore, be discussed first and in more detail than deficit or ongoing losses.