Amino Acid, D-Sorbitol & Electrolytes

Adults: For Amino Acid, D-Sorbitol & Electrolytes, the nitrogen needed to maintain body protein mass depends on the patient's condition, meaning their nutritional state and the degree of metabolic stress. With no or minor metabolic stress and a normal nutritional state, the requirement is 0.10 to 0.15 g nitrogen/kg/day. With moderate metabolic stress, with or without malnutrition, it is 0.15 to 0.20 g nitrogen/kg/day. In severe catabolism, as in burns, sepsis and trauma, it goes up to 0.20 to 0.25 g nitrogen/kg/day. The whole range of 0.10 to 0.25 g nitrogen/kg/day corresponds to 15 to 35 ml Amino acids IV/kg/day. In obese patients, base the dose on the estimated ideal weight. Depending on what the patient needs, 1000 to 2000 ml Amino acids IV may be infused intravenously per 24 hours. The infusion should be slow, at a rate of 1.4 to 2.8 ml (30 to 60 drops) per minute. For children and infants, the recommended rate of infusion is 28 to 35 ml/kg body weight per day, with a step-wise increase in the rate of administration during the first week.