Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU)
Aims: Specialist eating disorder units (SEDUs) are unique among psychiatric units, in that there is a high incidence of electrolyte derangements due to the pathophysiology of refeeding. This requires careful monitoring of blood parameters with frequent venepuncture which often can be difficult due...
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Specialist eating disorder units (SEDUs) are unique among psychiatric units, in that there is a high incidence of electrolyte derangements due to the pathophysiology of refeeding. This requires careful monitoring of blood parameters with frequent venepuncture which often can be difficult due to strict mealtimes and post meal supervision as well as required group attendance in the SEDU. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d714e2358bf94a64950601406bfaf4892025-08-20T03:15:29ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S137S13710.1192/bjo.2025.10378Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU)Leah Jacob0John Adam1Robert Hyder-Wilson2Ewa Zadeh3Springfield University Hospital, London, United KingdomSpringfield University Hospital, London, United KingdomSpringfield University Hospital, London, United KingdomSpringfield University Hospital, London, United KingdomAims: Specialist eating disorder units (SEDUs) are unique among psychiatric units, in that there is a high incidence of electrolyte derangements due to the pathophysiology of refeeding. This requires careful monitoring of blood parameters with frequent venepuncture which often can be difficult due to strict mealtimes and post meal supervision as well as required group attendance in the SEDU.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103785/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Leah Jacob John Adam Robert Hyder-Wilson Ewa Zadeh Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU) BJPsych Open |
| title | Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU) |
| title_full | Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU) |
| title_fullStr | Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU) |
| title_short | Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU) |
| title_sort | streamlining venepuncture reducing time wasted and improving patient care on a specialist eating disorder unit sedu |
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