Intravenous Nutrition
IVN and Fluids Calculator for Term Infants

 

 © Carl Kuschel
July 2008
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Patient Data

Date of fluid order

    

Surname

   Enter a surname if the order is to be printed.

Hospital Number

    Enter a hospital ID number if the order is to be printed.

Age of baby

    

Working weight

 g Click here to open the preterm infant IVN worksheet

Planned daily fluid intake

 ml/kg/day
 to be given over
IVN and lipid may be given over a period <24 hours if the baby is receiving intermittent infusions that interrupt fluid administration.

Arterial line fluids

 ml/hour

Other infusions
(excluding insulin)

 ml/hour
  • Consider whether the infusions should be made up in 5% dextrose, 10% dextrose, 0.45% NaCl, or 0.9% NaCl.

Lipid

 g/kg/day

Oral feeds

 ml every hours

IVN amino acid solution
Solution P100  (You cannot use Starter solution)
Maximal desired intake: ml/kg/day.
This is the most that you want the baby to receive, even if the baby can tolerate a greater intake.
Maximum possible intake:
Based on current oral feeds and the maximum you have set above.
Actual intake:
  • Protein intakes will be limited to 3.5g/kg/day from the IVN amino acid solution, and a total of 4.0g/kg/day of combined IVN and oral protein.

Additional dextrosee

 Dextrose. Heparin (250U/500ml) is not necessary unless running through a separate lumen.
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IVN and Fluid Order

Date of order Name
Working weight Hospital number

ml/day

ml/kg/day

Fluid Type (and special instructions)

ml/hour

IVN - P100

Lipid



Oral fluids
  

ml/day
ml/kg/day		 Totals


ml/hour

Nutritional Information

Energy

Total Energy Intake

  
 

Energy from IVN

  
 

Protein - IVN
 

Protein - total
 

Lipid
 

Carbohydrate - IVN
 

Carbohydrate - additional dextrose
 

Carbohydrate - IVN and additional
 

Oral feeds

  

Electrolytes and Minerals

Sodium
  • This value excludes flushes and medications.
 
 
 

Potassium
  • This value excludes infusions and medications.
 

Calcium