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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...
Autores principales: | Opdam, Marieke H., Koekkoek, Kristine W.A.C., Boeije, Tom, Mullaart, Nieke, van Zanten, Arthur R.H. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2019
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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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