Safely treating hypokalaemia in high dependency cardiac surgical patients

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 267-272

  Sladdin, Claire ^a   Lee, Geraldine ^b  

^a The Alfred   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Guideline; Hyokalaemia; Postoperatively; Potassium chloride; Practice review

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 38449096310     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2006.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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