Described Practices for Assessing Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Hospital Care: A Qualitative Study.
Acute Med
; 18(4): 223-231, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-31912053
ABSTRACT
Fluid resuscitation is a widely-used treatment in acute and emergency medicine, however, the process used to perform a fluid assessment has never been studied. This qualitative study explored how acute physicians describe their approach to assessing for fluid resuscitation. 18 clinicians of varying grades consented to a semi-structured interview. Transcripts were coded and analysed using thematic analysis. Participants described three subtypes of assessment; screening assessment, emergency assessment and formal assessment. Whether a patient was 'sick' was key to determining which assessment they would receive. Marked heterogeneity was noted in the assessment processes, particularly regarding the use of history-taking. Further research is required to determine how the information gathered in these assessments is used to decide when fluid resuscitation is indicated.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medicina de Emergencia
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Fluidoterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acute Med
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido