Fluid and electrolyte balance-establishing the knowledge base of Foundation Year One doctors.

Journal: Irish journal of medical science
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fluid and electrolyte management for hospital inpatients has been identified by multiple reports to be suboptimal, with delegation of this task to the most junior members of a medical team, Foundation Year One (FY1) doctors, also known as interns or house officers, being identified as a contributing factor.

Authors

  • Micol M Lupi
    Royal Free Hospital, Pond St, Hampstead, London, NW3 2QG, UK. micol.lupi@doctors.org.uk.
  • Robert M Maweni
    Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK.
  • Shahram Shirazi
    National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
  • Umar J Wali
    Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.