Perioperative Fluid Therapy: an E-Learning Resource

This resource will help you to:

• review the physiology of fluid homeostasis
• analyse and appraise the different options for fluid therapy used in perioperative resuscitation
• discuss strategies in choosing the composition of fluid in the context of surgical losses

You’ll review the literature and best evidence available so you can form your own opinions as to the most appropriate fluid therapy to use in a number of perioperative settings.

Fluid therapy remains a controversial subject in perioperative patient management, with variable recommendations stated in the literature for the composition and volume of the fluid given.

The resource is written in a way which presents the case for and against controversial subjects, allowing you to form your own opinions.

It’s designed to be completed in short periods of professional development (note: the resource is not designed for you to work through from beginning to end in one sitting.)

You’ll have access to:

• interactive learning materials
• opinions from world experts
• the key evidence-based journal articles and clinical guidelines on the subject