Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Evaluation of Fluid Overload by Bioelectrical Impedance Vectorial Analysis Lilia Castillo-Martínez1, Fernanda Bernal-Ceballos2, Yunuen Reyes-Paz2, Thierry Hernández-Gilsoul2 1Clinical Nutrition Service, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, 2Emergency Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán In this study, we demonstrate how to evaluate the presence of fluid overload through bioelectrical impedance vectorial analysis (BIVA) and the impedance ratio measured using tetrapolar multi-frequency equipment in patients admitted to the emergency department. BIVA and impedance ratio are reliable and useful tools to predict poor outcomes.
