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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wakeling J (2011) Improving the hydration of hospital patients. Nursing Times; 107: 39, early online publication. Dehydration occurs when the body loses fluids at a greater rate than it takes in. For ...

Maintaining optimal hydration during exercise is critical for both performance and recovery. Recent research has evaluated various approaches to optimise fluid retention and balance, optimising the ...