Prescribing IV Fluids
There are certain situations where you need to prescribe IV fluids which vary from fluid resuscitation to maintenance fluids if a patient is nil-by-mouth (NBM) (e.g. pre-operatively, ‘drip & suck’ for bowel obstruction, acute pancreatitis, recent stroke with unsafe swallow). The NICE Guidance CG174 Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital contains an excellent PDF