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Despite their routine use in hospitalized patients, physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding IV fluids remain inadequately investigated. This study assessed physicians' KAP in the West Bank, Palestine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross\u2010sectional online survey targeted physicians caring for hospitalized adult patients in West Bank hospitals. A questionnaire assessed demographic and professional characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceived barriers regarding IV fluids. Knowledge scores were converted into percentages and summarized using medians\/interquartile ranges (IQR). Comparison of knowledge scores across physician subgroups was performed using the Mann\u2013Whitney\n                      <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic>\n                      test and the Kruskal\u2013Wallis test, with Dunn's post hoc test and a Holm adjustment where appropriate. Attitudes, practices, and perceived barriers were presented as frequencies and percentages.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 256 participants (median age = 28 years, IQR 25\u201333), there were 173 (67.6%) males and 72 (28.1%) reported receiving formal IV fluids training during the previous 2 years. Residents and fellows comprised 101 (39.5%). The median knowledge score was 57.7% (IQR 35.7). The highest correct response in the knowledge section (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009223, 87.1%) was observed for identifying hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis as a complication of 0.9% saline, while the lowest correct response (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200967, 26.2%) was observed for identifying IV fluids not recommended for routine use. Knowledge scores differed significantly by departmental affiliation (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and professional position status (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03). Regarding attitudes, 116 (45%) agreed\/strongly agreed that balanced crystalloids should be preferred over 0.9% saline in most ICU patients. In practice, 140 (54.7%) reported using 0.9% saline as the first\u2010line fluid in their practice. The most cited barrier was the absence of institutional guidelines (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009157, 61.3%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Physicians demonstrated average knowledge, suboptimal practices, and limited agreement with evidence\u2010based attitudes toward IV fluid therapy. Educational interventions and hospital protocols are needed to help improve KAP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hsr2.73148","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]],"date-time":"2026-09-03T06:15:11Z","timestamp":1788416111000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Intravenous Fluids Among Physicians in the West Bank of Palestine: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-0239-9823","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mamoun","family":"Swaileh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine An\u2010Najah National University Hospital Nablus Palestine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8078-3986","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Razan","family":"Rabi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine An\u2010Najah National University Hospital Nablus Palestine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3607-8446","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dina","family":"Abugaber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences An\u2010Najah National University Nablus Palestine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yusuf B.","family":"Dawabsheh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine An\u2010Najah National University Hospital Nablus Palestine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Murad A. 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