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Insensible weight losses (IWL) were determined in each of 24 patients with physiologically complete spinal cord transection. The patients were placed on a bed balance with an accuracy of ± 5 g in an environmental chamber maintained at 24°C. dry bulb and I7°C. wet bulb temperature. Bihourly weight changes, corrected for food and fluid ingestion, were determined for a total of 24 hours. Tetraplegics have significantly lower (P<o.05) IWL than paraplegics. The IWL of paraplegics are in the range of IWL of normal persons reported in the literature. We conclude that a lower allowance for IWL should be made for tetraplegics than for paraplegics or persons with intact spinal cords
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Kuhlemeier, K., Miller, J. & Nepomuceno, C. Insensible weight loss in patients with spinal cord transection. Spinal Cord 14, 195–201 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1976.34
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