Learning to prescribe intravenous fluids: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prescribing intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is a core skill expected of qualified doctors at the point of graduation, but medical graduates often feel ill-equipped to perform this task. This lack of preparedness contributes to treatment-related patient harm. This scoping review maps the current state of published evidence about how junior doctors prescribe IV fluid therapy and learn how to do it.

Methods

We searched five electronic databases and grey literature from 1994 until June 2016 for articles describing any aspect of IV fluid prescribing practice or its education. A total of 63 articles were selected for analysis. Using the WHO Guide to Good Prescribing to categorize the extracted findings, our review focuses on prescribing IV fluids in adult generalist se

SUBMITTER: McCrory RFR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5732109 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature