Back to basics: The impact of teaching on intravenous fluid prescribing

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-479

  Allenby Smith, Oliver C ^a,b   Alexander, Roderick J ^b   Moffat, Catherine E ^b   Carty, Nicholas J ^b  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; WATER;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEACHING;

EID: 43149095126     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00896.x     Document Type: Letter

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