Citation

Rosemurgy AS, Rodriguez E, Hart MB, Kurto HZ, Albrink MH. South. Med. J. 1993; 86(6): 651-653.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa 33606.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Southern Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8506486

Abstract

Bioimpedance technology is being used increasingly to determine drug volume of distribution, body water status, and nutrition repletion. Its accuracy in patients experiencing large volume flux is not established. To address this, we undertook this prospective study in 54 consecutive seriously injured adults who had emergency celiotomy soon after arrival in the emergency department. Bioimpedance measurements were obtained in the emergency department before the patient was transported to the operating room, on completion of celiotomy, and 24 hours and 48 hours after celiotomy. Bioimpedance measurements of body water were compared with measured fluid balance. If insensible losses are subtracted from measured fluid balance, the percentage of body weight, which is body water determined by bioimpedance, closely follows fluid flux. This study supports the use of bioimpedance measurements in determining total body water even during periods of surgery, blood loss, and vigorous resuscitation.

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