The weight debate.
The weight debate.
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DOI：
10.1177/1751143714565059
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发表时间：
2015-08-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Dunne, T
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作者：
MacDonald, J J;Moore, J;Dunne, T
Therapeutic interventions administered on Critical Care are often dosed on the basis of patient body size, to ensure treatments are effective in achieving their goals and to prevent harm from overdose. Many treatment modalities use predicted weights estimated from descriptors such as sex, weight and height to reduce error that is associated with using total body weight in critically ill patients. In this article we review the size descriptors that have been described, their origin and calculation. We then examine the role they play in dosing of common therapies utilised in Critical Care and potential areas of research for the future.
