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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...