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Table 3 Daily Water, Sodium, Chloride input, and source

From: Fluid therapy in mechanically ventilated critically ill children: the sodium, chloride and water burden of fluid creep

Variables

Water

[ml/kg/day]

Sodium

[mEq/kg/day]

Chloride

[mEq/kg/day]

Input

153 ± 36

14.4 ± 4.8

13.6 ± 4.7

Resuscitation fluids

0 [0–5]

0.0 [0.0–0.7]

0.0 [0.0–0.6]

Maintenance fluids

34 [21–50]

4.5 [2.7–6.7]

3.7 [2.3–5.6]

Fluid creep

51 ± 23

7.9 ± 3.6

7.9 ± 3.6

Enteral water

60 ± 23

1.0 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.5

Blood components

0 [0–6]

0.0 [0.0–0.8]

0.0 [0.0–0.6]

  1. Data regarding water refer to milliliters per kg per day, while data on sodium and chloride refer to milliequivalents per kg per day. Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation) or median (interquartile range) according to their distribution