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Lead
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Recent studies have questioned the validity of each of these tenets. Maintenance rate as defined by Holliday \& Segar is postulated to be in excess of pediatric patients' post-surgical fluid needs. The investigators propose a novel protocol for the administration of IV fluids to children after major abdominal or thoracic surgery that includes: (1) Intermittent boluses; (2) Total volume administered in 24 hours closer to 2/3 of the traditional maintenance fluid requirements; and (3) Use of a balanced salt solution (Lactated Ringer).
Age
1–21
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Males or females age 12 months to 21 years.
2. Weight \>= 8 kg.
3. Patients with an uncomplicated abdominal or thoracic surgical procedure in which the expected postoperative length of stay is anticipated to be at least 2-5 days.
4. Patients admitted to a regular bed following surgery.
5. Patients who will be inpatient for approximately 4-8 days postoperatively.
