Every week we’ll choose a practice article and pose a few questions for debate, post your questions or answers below … Measuring and managing fluid balance Author: Alison Shepherd is a tutor in ...

Why this is important:- The National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths reports in 1999 and 2009 identified problems in fluid management in patients in the UK. A lack of consistency in ...

Every day, children and young people are prescribed IV fluid therapy for a variety of reasons. However, there is little evidence on IV fluids in children and young people, and the limited evidence ...

All the body's fluids make up one large body fluid pool. Losses of fluid from any one source is reflected in the levels of all the body's other fluids: e.g. profuse sweating will ultimately result in ...

Fluid balance is a key area of critical care clinical practice of which all staff who care for patients need to be aware. Small fluctuations can have a significant impact on patient outcomes and ...