Predictive value of tetrapolar body impedance measurements for hydration status in critically ill patients

Autor: A. E. Meinders, R. Brand, A. N. Roos, M. Frölich, R. G. J. Westendorp, J. H. M. Souverijn
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Intensive Care Medicine. 21:125-131
ISSN: 1432-1238
0342-4642
DOI: 10.1007/bf01726535
Popis: To design and evaluate a simple and rapid method to predict body hydration status in critically ill patients. Prospective, consecutive sample. Medical intensive care unit of a university hospital. 31 consecutive patients. All patients were classified daily for hydration status by the attending physician based on clinical impression, weight changes and laboratory measurements. The hydration status was scored as ‘dehydrated’, ‘euvolemic’ or ‘edematous’. The total body impedance was measured daily by a tetrapolar impedance technique. Resistances >700Ω were found in dehydrated subjects and resistances of
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