A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE HYDRATION AND/OR NUTRITION STATUS OF A PATIENT

摘要

Monitoring the hydration and/or nutrition status of a patient by bioimpedance. A bioimpedance method and device that makes use of a refined model by which the conductivity contributions from intracellular tissues can be taken better into account to enable an improved assessment of the body composition of a patient with increased accuracy. The intracellular volume (ICV) of a patient is determined by determining an intracellular electrical resistance R