Table 6.

Summary of Society for Endocrinology Guidelines for in patient care of CDI119

1.	All patients with CDI admitted to hospital should be identified and referred to the endocrine team, who manage fluid and electrolyte balance, and dDAVP therapy throughout admission.
2.	For CDI patients undergoing surgery, a plan should be drawn up for perioperative fluid administration, dDAVP administration, and a schedule for monitoring electrolytes agreed.
3.	Oral and parenteral preparations of dDAVP should be available on all wards.
4.	A prescribing alert system should be put in place for all patients on dDAVP in order to reduce prescribing errors.