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Height measurement in the critically ill patient: A tall order in the critical care unit

Height measurement in the critical care unit is necessary for estimating ideal body weight and providing titrated patient care. In this study, we compare three methods of height assessment and evaluate their level of correlation and inter-observer reproducibility. Heights of 100 consecutive patients...

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Autores principales: Venkataraman, Ramesh, Ranganathan, Lakshmi, Nirmal, Vipin, Kameshwaran, J., Sheela, C. V., Renuka, M. V., Ramakrishnan, Nagarajan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26730118
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.169342