TY - JOUR
T1 - The biochemical effects of restricting chloride-rich fluids in intensive care
AU - Yunos, Nor'azim Mohd
AU - Byung, In
AU - Bellomo, Rinaldo
AU - Bailey, Michael
AU - Mclin, Lisa
AU - Story, David
AU - Gutteridge, Geoff
AU - Hart, Graeme
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Objective: To determine the biochemical effects of restricting the use of chloride-rich intravenous fluids in critically ill patients.
Design: Prospective, open-label, before-and-after study.
Setting: University-affiliated intensive care unit.
Patients: A cohort of 828 consecutive patients admitted over 6 months from February 2008 and cohort of 816 consecutive patients admitted over 6 months from February 2009.
Interventions: We collected biochemical and fluid use data during standard practice without clinician awareness. After a 6-month period of education and preparation, we restricted the use of chloride-rich fluids (0.9 saline, Gelofusine, and Albumex 4) in the intensive care unit and made them available only on specific intensive care unit specialist prescription.
AB - Objective: To determine the biochemical effects of restricting the use of chloride-rich intravenous fluids in critically ill patients.
Design: Prospective, open-label, before-and-after study.
Setting: University-affiliated intensive care unit.
Patients: A cohort of 828 consecutive patients admitted over 6 months from February 2008 and cohort of 816 consecutive patients admitted over 6 months from February 2009.
Interventions: We collected biochemical and fluid use data during standard practice without clinician awareness. After a 6-month period of education and preparation, we restricted the use of chloride-rich fluids (0.9 saline, Gelofusine, and Albumex 4) in the intensive care unit and made them available only on specific intensive care unit specialist prescription.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21705897
U2 - 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31822571e5
DO - 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31822571e5
M3 - Article
SN - 0090-3493
VL - 39
SP - 2419
EP - 2424
JO - Critical Care Medicine
JF - Critical Care Medicine
IS - 11
ER -