Previously published body water compartments (ml/kg) for all gestations 22 to 32 weeks, with values from present study for comparison
| Reference | Date | TBW | ECFV | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGA | AGA | N/S | SGA | AGA | N/S | ||||
| 4-150von Bezold2 | 1857 | 808 (1) | |||||||
| 4-150Fehling3 | 1877 | 846 (8) | |||||||
| 4-150Givens et al 4 | 1933 | 823 (6) | |||||||
| Shaffer et al 20 | 1989 | 410 (20) | |||||||
| Bauer et al 21 | 1989 | 452 (13) | |||||||
| Bauer et al 16 | 1991 | 792 (8) | 444 (8) | ||||||
| Heimler et al 17 | 1993 | 866 (14) | 504 (14) | ||||||
| Present study | 2000 | 906 (7) | 844 (35) | 511 (7) | 505 (35) | ||||
Numbers in parentheses are the sample size.
↵4-150 Cadaver studies.
SGA, small for gestational age; AGA, appropriately grown for gestational age; TBW, total body water; ECFV, extracellular fluid volume; N/S, not stated.