Interevaluator reliability of a tool for measuring body height in adult intensive care patients.

Background: The calculation of body height in the intensive care unit is essential for obtaining the ideal body weight, which is used to program the tidal volume and establish objective and effective pulmonary ventilation. The objective of the study was to determine the interrater reliability of a tool for measuring body height in adult patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) in southwestern Colombia.

Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted between January and May 2021, following the recommendations of the COSMIN protocol.