A pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of fluid loading and level of dependency in high-risk surgical patients undergoing major elective surgery: Trial protocol

Trials

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cuthbertson, Brian H ^a,b   Campbell, Marion K ^b   Stott, Stephen A ^c   Vale, Luke ^b,e   Norrie, John ^d   Kinsella, John ^d   Cook, Jonathan ^b   Brittenden, Julie ^e   Grant, Adrian ^e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX SURGERY; ABDOMEN; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLUID THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953340982     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-41     Document Type: Article

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