| Title |
Undergraduate medical textbooks do not provide adequate information on intravenous fluid therapy: a systematic survey and suggestions for improvement
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-14-35 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arfon GMT Powell, Simon Paterson-Brown, Gordon B Drummond |
| Abstract |
Inappropriate prescribing of intravenous (IV) fluid, particularly 0.9% sodium chloride, causes post-operative complications. Fluid prescription is often left to junior medical staff and is frequently poorly managed. One reason for poor intravenous fluid prescribing practices could be inadequate coverage of this topic in the textbooks that are used. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 9% |
| Brazil | 1 | 9% |
| Ireland | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 55% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 36% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 32 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 4 | 13% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 9% |
| Researcher | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 28% |
| Unknown | 5 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 56% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 16% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 5 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
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