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Accuracy of height estimation and tidal volume setting using anthropometric formulas in an ICU Caucasian population

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of patients’ height is essential for daily practice in the intensive care unit. However, actual height measurements are unavailable on a daily routine in the ICU and measured height in the supine position and/or visual estimates may lack consistency. Clinicians do need simple a...

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Autores principales: L’her, Erwan, Martin-Babau, Jérôme, Lellouche, François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Paris 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27325410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-016-0154-4