Perioperative fluid management: prospective audit

Background:  Postoperative fluid management is a core surgical skill but there are few data regarding current fluid management practice and the incidence of potential fluid‐related complications in general surgical units. We conducted a prospective audit of postoperative fluid management and fluid‐related complications in a consecutive cohort of patients undergoing midline laparotomy.

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