Estimation of Body Fluid Status by Fluid Balance and Body Weight in Critically Ill Adult Patients: A Systematic Review.
Hugh T DaviesGavin LeslieElisabeth JacobDavid MorganPublished in: Worldviews on evidence-based nursing (2020)
The accuracy of charting fluid balance is suspect. Measurement of body weight is hard to accomplish. A combination of the two commonly used methods is more likely to be effective in estimating body fluid status than reliance on one single approach.
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