Improving intravenous fluid prescribing.
#ivfluidscot
intravenous fluids
patient safety
prescribing
quality improvement
Journal
The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
ISSN: 2042-8189
Titre abrégé: J R Coll Physicians Edinb
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101144324
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
entrez:
23
6
2020
pubmed:
23
6
2020
medline:
29
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is integral to the care of patients in hospitals but involves complex decisions. Errors in fluid prescribing are common, leading to significant harm due to inappropriate fluid type, rate or volume. British national guidelines have been developed to improve prescribing, but adherence has been generally poor. The Scottish Government has set up a National IV Fluid Improvement Programme to implement national guidelines throughout Scotland. This article reviews the need for such guidance and discusses how the Scottish National IV Fluid Improvement Programme hopes to achieve its aims across Scotland. This may provide an improvement framework for fluid prescribing in other regions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32568296
doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2020.224
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
181-187Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Type : CommentIn
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Dr Clark reports grants from Scottish Government to NHS Grampian for the National Intravenous Fluid Programme. Dr Johnston reports grants from Scottish Government to NHS Grampian for the National Intravenous Fluid Programme.