Monitoring fluid balance

Abstract

A monitoring device for monitoring the fluid balance of an animal or human body. The device includes a body weight sensor for continuously or periodically weighing the body, a fluid delivery device for providing a controllable supply of fluid to the body, a urine output sensor for determining the urine output of the body, a processor. The processor is adapted for determining a total fluid outtake of the body and a fluid outtake due to perspiration and respiration by taking a signal provided by the body weight sensor and a signal provided by the urine output sensor into account, and providing a control signal to the fluid delivery device to regulate a volume, flow velocity or flow rate of the fluid delivered to the body, so as to maintain a predetermined fluid balance in the body.

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