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A Comparison of Three Methods of Height Estimation and Their Impact on Low Tidal Volume Ventilation in a Mixed Ethnicity Intensive Care Unit: A Real-World Experience
Background Height measurement is crucial for calculating predicted body weight (PBW) and establishing low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV). However, standing height is usually unavailable in critically ill patients and supine height may be difficult to obtain. Objective We investigated whether there...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32821572 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9221 |