The Correspondence between Fluid Balance and Body Weight Change Measurements in Critically Ill Adult Patients
Positive fluid status has been associated with a worse prognosis in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Given the potential for errors in the calculation of fluid balance totals and the problem of accounting for indiscernible fluid losses, measurement of body weight change is an alternative non-inva...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2021-01-01
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Series: | The Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0048 |