Perioperative fluid therapy

Intravenous fluid therapy is an important aspect of perioperative care, but doctors often prescribe fluid with limited knowledge of its benefits and risks. This article provides an evidence based summary of current best practice in the prescription of fluid for patients undergoing major non-cardiac...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2012-04, Vol.344 (apr26 1), p.e2865-e2865
Main Authors: Pearse, Rupert M, Ackland, Gareth L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benchmarking
Blood transfusions
Chloride
Clinical outcomes
Clinical Trials as Topic
Edema
Electrolytes
Fluid Therapy - methods
Fluids
Heart diseases
Heart surgery
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Intravenous administration
Metabolism
Monitoring, Physiologic
Mortality
Nutrition
Parenteral nutrition
Patients
Perioperative Care - methods
Perioperative Care - standards
Physiology
Postoperative period
Potassium
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Rehydration Solutions - therapeutic use
Risk Adjustment
Risk Assessment
Sodium
Surgical Procedures, Operative - adverse effects
Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance - etiology
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance - therapy
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Summary:Intravenous fluid therapy is an important aspect of perioperative care, but doctors often prescribe fluid with limited knowledge of its benefits and risks. This article provides an evidence based summary of current best practice in the prescription of fluid for patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.e2865