Am J Crit Care. 2021 Jan 1;30(1):77-79. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2021780.
ABSTRACT
Accurate height measurement is critical for accurate dosing of medications, mechanical ventilation, and nutritional calculations. Prior research has identified inaccuracies with self-reported height, and height is notably important to measure accurately in critically ill patients. In this study, conducted in a large tertiary academic medical center, medical records rarely indicated the method of height measurement, and there were statistically significant variations in measured height across admissions.
PMID:33385202 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2021780