Dengue IV Fluids: The Rate Ladder by Group and Weight (WHO)
Turns WHO dengue IV fluid rates into mL per hour for a weight.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Group
- Compensated shock
- Adult or infant/child
- Infant or child
- Weight in kg
- 20
Result: Compensated shock, infant or child, 20 kg: start at 200-400 mL/h over 1 hour, then step down as below if the patient improves.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Group
- Adult or infant/child
- Weight in kg (ideal body weight if obese)
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. Handbook for clinical management of dengue. Geneva: WHO; 2012, pp. 26-31 (warning signs, compensated and hypotensive shock). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.