Insensible water loss and its assessment in adult patients: a review.
The nature, magnitude and factors influencing insensible water loss are discussed. A brief overview of the current practice of estimating insensible perspiration in Sweden is presented. Finally, a suggestion is put forward regarding a simplified formula for estimating insensible water loss in adult patients, based on information currently available in the literature.
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Department of Anaesthesia, Motala Hospital, Sweden.
D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D014870:Water Loss, Insensible; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance