Are your physicians using IBW to calculate 30ml/kg fluid boluses for perinatal patients? I've asked Clinical Analytics for clarification on this and I'm not getting much. The new 2018 changes state the physician must document that the pt is obese and has a BMI >30 to use IBW. A pregnant woman isn't necessarily "obese" and I was told BMI is not regularly calculated in this population. My physicians would love to have this option but I want to make sure it doesn't violate the measure.
Thanks, Denise Denise M. Covert, RN CCRN Sepsis and Stroke Coordinator [cid:image001.png@01D315A9.252CDDB0] St. Lucie Medical Center 1800 SE Tiffany Ave., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 denise.cov...@hcahealthcare.com<mailto:denise.cov...@hcahealthcare.com> Spectralink: 772-335-4000 x7239 Office: 772-398-1639 "Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better." - Florence Nightingale
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