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This is a Quality Improvement Project study (also classified as: Audits).

September 5, 2025British journal of surgery

WTP7.10 Optimising Intravenous Fluid Prescribing for Nil-by-Mouth Acute Surgical Patients

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TRTheo Reback YQYassar QureshiUniversity College Hospital BMBorzoueh MohammadiUniversity College Hospital

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Implication

Quality improvement project improves adherence to NICE guidelines for IV fluid management in NBM surgical patients, indicating a need for better electrolyte balance.

Key Points

Adherence to IV fluid guidelines improved from 71.0% to 87.0%, reducing complications.
Initial audit involved 36 NBM surgical patients over 83 days, highlighting the challenge of fluid management.
Quality improvement project utilized baseline and re-audit methods to track adherence and outcomes.
Increased awareness of electrolyte management is crucial for long-term patient care.

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Reback et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3a432b87ece8dc9553bd https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf166.391

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Implication

Quality improvement project improves adherence to NICE guidelines for IV fluid management in NBM surgical patients, indicating a need for better electrolyte balance.

WTP7.10 Optimising Intravenous Fluid Prescribing for Nil-by-Mouth Acute Surgical Patients

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WTP7.10 Optimising Intravenous Fluid Prescribing for Nil-by-Mouth Acute Surgical Patients

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