Bioelectrical impedance analysis to estimate body composition in surgical and oncological patients: A systematic review

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-13

  Haverkort, E B ^a   Reijven, P L M ^b   Binnekade, J M ^c   De Van Der Schueren, M A E ^d   Earthman, C P ^e   Gouma, D J ^c   De Haan, R J ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; CANCER PATIENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT FREE MASS; FAT MASS; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS DEVICE; NORMAL VALUE; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE FREQUENCY BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS DEVICE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL BODY WATER; VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BODY WATER; FEMALE; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920684551     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.203     Document Type: Review

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