Evaluation of an Electrolyte Replacement Protocol in an adult Intensive Care Unit: A retrospective before and after analysis

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 181-189

  Kanji, Zahra ^a,b   Jung, Karleen ^b  

^a LIONS GATE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrolyte replacement; Hypokalaemia; Hypomagnesaemia; Hypophosphataemia; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649407318     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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