Perioperative haemodynamic monitoring and fluid management--NCEPOD revisited. National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths.
This article examines the evidence presented in the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths which demonstrates, we believe, that high-risk patients may not be receiving appropriate haemodynamic monitoring and fluid management. This may contribute to their mortality and merits further investigation.
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Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCL Medical School, Rayne Institute, London.
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D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality*