Method for determining a corrected volume compartment of an amputee, apparatus for carrying out the method and computer program product

摘要

A method of determining a corrected volume compartment V (t) of a patient at time t, wherein the patient lacks individual limbs or portions thereof, comprising the steps of: determining the body weight M (t) of the patient, measuring bioimpedance data on the patient at time t; Determining a volume compartment V (t) of the patient from the measured bioimpedance data; determining the corrected volume compartment V (t) by multiplying the volume compartment V '(t) or a quantity correlated therewith by a factor k characteristic of the missing limb or portions thereof; determining the volume compartment V '(t) using a corrected body weight M' (t) resulting from the quotient of the measured body weight M (t) divided by the correction factor k, and determining the volume compartment V '(t) otherwise This is done as if the patient were missing any limbs or extremities.