A clinical practice improvement project on inappropriate intravenous phosphate replacement

摘要

IntroductionOur hospital’s reference range for phosphate is 0.85–1.45 mmol/L. Oral replacement is generally adequate for mild and moderate hypophosphataemia 0.3 mmol/L).1,2 Intravenous (IV) phosphate replacement carries many potential side effects and is therefore given for severe hypophosphataemia (0.3 mmol/L) only.1,2 Inappropriate IV phosphate replacement was common in our ward. We carried out a clinical practice improvement project (CPIP) to address this problem.