Application of kinetics in intensive care management of children with generalized oedema

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 964-967

  Smith, L J ^a   El Habbal, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Critical illness; Hospital beds; Open heart surgery; Paediatric intensive care; Pulsation; Specialty beds; Tissue oedema; Total body water

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; KINETICS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSATILE FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL BODY WATER; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 0029847628     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02044124     Document Type: Article

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