Investigating the recording and accuracy of fluid balance monitoring in critically ill patients

Southern African Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 55-57

  Diacon, A ^a,b   Bell, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b Karl Bremer Hospital   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84918817472     PISSN: 15628264     EISSN: 2078676X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAJCC.193     Document Type: Article

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