Pediatric Intravenous Fluid Therapy

- Purpose and Scope

These guidelines have been developed to standardize the delivery of services and to implement safe and effective fluid therapy for pediatric patients in various settings of care.

It provides guidance to primary health care providers, pediatricians and specially trained nurses.

This version of the guideline includes recommendations and good practice statements for provision of maintenance fluid therapy, fluid resuscitation and correction of fluid deficits and sodium abnormalities.