Table 2 Pediatric formulas for burn fluid resuscitation
From: Pediatric burn resuscitation: past, present, and future
Formula | Crystalloid | Colloid | Glucose | Instructions for administration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagle | 30 ml/%TBSA burn + 10% weight (kg) + 4000 ml/m2 BSA of 0.66 normal saline | 20 g of albumin per liter | 5% dextrose | Administered over 48 h |
Cincinnati (younger children) | 4 ml/kg/%TBSA burn + 1500 ml/m2 total BSA of LR | 12.5 g of 25% albumin per liter of crystalloid in the last 8 h of first 24 h | 5% dextrose as needed | Half over the first 8 h, half over the next 16 h Composition of fluid changes every 8 h First 8 h 50 meq/l of sodium bicarbonate was added. Second 8 h was LR alone. Third 8 h adds albumin |
Cincinnati (older children) | 4 ml/kg/%TBSA burn + 1500 ml/m2 total BSA of LR | None | 5% dextrose as needed | Half over the first 8 h, half over the next 16 h |
Galveston | 5000 ml/m2 BSA burn + 2000 ml/m2 total BSA of LR | 12.5 g of 25% albumin per liter of crystalloid | 5% dextrose as needed | Half over the first 8 h, half over the next 16 h |