Key result
Bodyweight measurements are recorded in only 13.5-55% of hospital patients, highlighting a need to enhance compliance and remove barriers to systematic weighing.
Population
Hospital patients in various settings including emergency department, intensive care unit, medical and…
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Exposes a systemic gap threatening accurate medication dosing and fluid management; leaves open the optimal implementation strategies needed.
Despite its importance for medication dosing and fluid balance, patient bodyweight is recorded in only 13.5-55% of hospital admissions.
Flentje et al. (2017) conducted a review in Hospital admission. Recording patient bodyweight was evaluated on Bodyweight measurement recording rate. Bodyweight measurements are recorded in only 13.5-55% of hospital patients, highlighting a need to enhance compliance and remove barriers to systematic weighing.
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