Open AccessBioelectrical impedance plethysmographic analysis of body composition in critically injured and healthy subjects
Author(s) -
David C. Frankenfield,
Robert N. Cooney,
J. Stanley Smith,
William A. Rowe
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/69.3.426
Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , hydrostatic weighing , plethysmograph , medicine , body water , critically ill , fat free mass , basal metabolic rate , physiology , cardiology , fat mass , anesthesia , body mass index , body weight
Determination of body composition during critical illness is complex because of various patient-related and technical factors. Bioelectrical impedance is a promising technique for the analysis of body composition; however, its clinical utility in critically injured patients is unknown.
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