Arterial line blood sampling: Preventing hypoglycaemic brain injury 2014: The association of anaesthetists of great Britain and Ireland

Anaesthesia

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 380-385

  Cook, T M ^a   Gupta, K J ^a   Hartle, A ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEPARIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INFUSION FLUID; INSULIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTERIAL LINE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY CATHETER; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN INJURY; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BRAIN DISEASES; CRITICAL CARE; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; INSULIN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRESCRIPTIONS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES;

EID: 84897027923     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12536     Document Type: Review

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