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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh, Bad Homburg v.d.H., DE;
Paul Chamney, Herts, GB;
Ulrich Moissl, Karben, DE;
Peter Wabel, Darmstadt, DE;
Volker Nier, Reichelsheim, DE;
Sebastian Wieskotten, Ober-Ramstadt, DE;
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for assessing a patient's sensitivity to fluid removal from the patient's vascular system or to fluid replacement or addition with regard to the patient's hydration state, the method comprising the step of determining a value reflecting the distribution of fluid between at least two distribution spaces of the body of the patient or changes thereof from measured or calculated values, and assessing whether the value fulfills at least one criterion. It also relates to a controller, an apparatus, a device, a digital storage device, a computer program product, and a computer program.