TY - JOUR
T1 - Is This Elderly Patient Dehydrated? Diagnostic Accuracy of Hydration Assessment Using Physical Signs, Urine, and Saliva Markers
AU - Fortes, M.B.
AU - Owen, J.A.
AU - Raymond-Barker, P.
AU - Bishop, C.
AU - Elghenzai, S.
AU - Oliver, S.J.
AU - Walsh, N.P.
PY - 2014/10/22
Y1 - 2014/10/22
N2 - Dehydration in older adults contributes to increased morbidity and mortality during hospitalization. As such, early diagnosis of dehydration may improve patient outcome and reduce the burden on healthcare. This prospective study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of routinely used physical signs, and noninvasive markers of hydration in urine and saliva.
AB - Dehydration in older adults contributes to increased morbidity and mortality during hospitalization. As such, early diagnosis of dehydration may improve patient outcome and reduce the burden on healthcare. This prospective study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of routinely used physical signs, and noninvasive markers of hydration in urine and saliva.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.09.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.09.012
M3 - Article
SN - 1525-8610
VL - 16
SP - 221
EP - 228
JO - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
IS - 3
ER -