Electronic bed weighing vs daily fluid balance changes after cardiac surgery

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1113.e1-1113.e5

  Schneider, Antoine Guillaume ^a,b   Thorpe, Christopher ^b   Dellbridge, Kerrin ^b   Matalanis, George ^a,b   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Warringal Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body weight; Intensive care units; Water electrolyte balance; Weights and measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALIBRATION; ELECTRONIC BED; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

BODY WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; WATER ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

AGED; APACHE; BEDS; BODY WEIGHT; CALIBRATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84887403462     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.07.056     Document Type: Article

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