TOTAL BODY WATER IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

这个子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供的资源的许多研究子项目之一。子项目和调查员(PI)可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可能会出现在其他CRISE条目中。列出的机构是针对中心的，而不一定是针对调查员的机构。本研究的目的是设计一种基于生物电阻抗分析(BIA)的总体水(TBW)测量老年受试者身体水室的简单方法。这种相对较新的方法是一种非侵入性且简单的床边技术，可用于预测TBW、细胞外水(ECW)，并识别危重疾病后液体分布的变化。此外，我们还想进行一项“金标准”研究(尿液渗透压)，以验证BIA方法测量身体成分的有效性。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purpose of this study is to design a simple method of measuring body water compartments in elderly subjects based on total body water (TBW) using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). This relatively new method is a noninvasive and simple bedside technique that can be used to predict TBW, extracellular water (ECW), and identify altered fluid distribution following critical illness. In addition, we would also like to perform a "gold standard" study (Urine Osmolality) to validate the BIA method of measuring body composition.