This review summarises some of my work on fluid and electrolyte balance over the past 25
years and shows how the studies have influenced clinical practice. Missing pieces in the …

Starting in October 2006 the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Society of Academic and Research Surgery, BAPEN Medical, the Intensive Care Society, the …

The understanding of fluid and electrolyte balance in the clinical setting is often poor and
prescribing is usually left to the most junior member of the team [1, 2]. Fluid prescriptions …

Fluid and electrolyte balance is often poorly understood and inappropriate prescribing can
cause increased post-operative morbidity and mortality. The efficiency of the physiological …

Intravenous fluid administration should be considered as any other pharmacological
prescription. There are three main indications: resuscitation, replacement, and maintenance …

Intravenous fluid therapy is an important aspect of perioperative care, but doctors often
prescribe fluid with limited knowledge of its benefits and risks. This article provides an …

The terminology used for describing intervention groups in randomised controlled trials
(RCT) on the effect of intravenous fluid on outcome in abdominal surgery has been …

Most hospital inpatients will need intravenous fluid therapy as a result of altered intake, extra
losses and dynamic shifts within the body. This simple and basic therapy is often overlooked …

Against the background that normal saline (0.9% NaCl) solution is the most frequently used
intravenous fluid [361], especially in the perioperative setting [315], a 2003 publication titled …

Concerns about the over-prescription of peri-operative fluids, particularly normal saline,
culminated in the recent publication of UK national guidelines on fluid prescription during …