Bedside Estimation of Patient Height for Calculating Ideal Body Weight in the Emergency Department
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Bedside estimation of patient height for calculating ideal body weight in the emergency department.
BACKGROUND Ideal body weight (IBW), which can be calculated using the variables of true height and sex, is important for drug dosing and ventilator settings. True height often cannot be measured in the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVES Determine the most accurate method to estimate IBW using true height-based IBW that uses true height estimated by providers or patients compared to true he...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0736-4679
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.12.016