title: Quality and Safety in Health Care, Part XX: Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy and the Universal Protocol.
abstract: There have been numerous initiatives to improve quality and safety in surgery. Goal-directed fluid therapy and a quality bundle for emergency laparotomy surgery are two of them. The establishment of a Universal Protocol to prevent the wrong procedure, the wrong patient having a procedure, or the wrong site for a procedure is an important safeguard for patients.
authors.affiliation: From the Advanced Radiology Services and the Division of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, College of Human Services, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI.
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harolds
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004630:Emergencies; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D020896:Hypovolemia / Q000628:therapy*; D007813:Laparotomy; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D064872:Patient Care Bundles; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012449:Safety