Mid-arm circumference method is invalid to estimate the body weight of elderly Emergency Department patients in the Netherlands

In the Emergency Department (ED) actual body weight (ABW) is essential for accurate drug dosing. Frequently, the ABW is unknown and direct measurement troublesome. A method using the mid-arm circumference (MAC) to estimate ABW has been developed and validated in the United States of America (USA). T...

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Autores principales: Opdam, Marieke H., Koekkoek, Kristine W.A.C., Boeije, Tom, Mullaart, Nieke, van Zanten, Arthur R.H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31393379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016722

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31393379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016722

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