title: Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis in the critically ill: cool tool or just another 'toy'?
abstract: Assessment of volume and hydration status is far from easy and therefore technology such as bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) may complement our examination techniques. This study highlights the fact that clinical assessment of volume balance and BIVA may correlate, but whether the routine use of BIVA will avoid significant volume overload in the critically ill remains unknown. Further studies are needed but at the moment appear a little way off.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, UK. luiforni@nhs.net.|Surrey Perioperative Anaesthesia Critical care collaborative Research group (SPACeR) and Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Duke of Kent Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7TE, UK. luiforni@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Lui G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Forni
authors.affiliation: Division of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria. Julia.hasslacher@i-med.ac.at.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasslacher
authors.affiliation: Division of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria. michael.joannidis@i-med.ac.at.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joannidis
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D003681:Dehydration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance