Open AccessRapid Measurement of Total Body Water to Facilitate Clinical Decision Making in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Author(s) -
Jennifer S. Powers,
Leena Choi,
Rhonda L. Bitting,
Nitin Gupta,
Maciej S. Buchowski
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glp018
Subject(s) - body water , bioelectrical impedance analysis , medicine , anthropometry , population , extracellular fluid , body weight , body mass index , extracellular , chemistry , environmental health , biochemistry
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a noninvasive rapid and simple bedside technique that can be used to predict total body water (TBW), extracellular water (ECW), and intracellular water (ICW) and identify altered fluid distribution following critical illness.
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