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Estimating Lean Body Weight in Adults With the PAWPER XL-MAC Tape Using Actual Measured Weight as an Input Variable
Introduction Accurate drug dose calculation in obese patients requires an estimation of lean body weight (LBW) for dosing hydrophilic medications. Inaccurate weight estimates during the management of critically ill obese adults may contribute to inaccurate drug doses and consequential poor outcomes....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9576633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36277563 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29278 |