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Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 31 (8): 771-6 (1987)
Insensible water loss and its assessment in adult patients: a review.
P Cox
ABSTRACT
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.