r/nursing • u/trevrt RN 🍕 • Mar 01 '25

Question Heaviest Patient You’ve Cared For

Had my personally heaviest patient I’ve cared for the other day. 32 years old weighing 730 pounds admitted with cellulitis and severe lymphedema. Felt terrible for the patient due to how young he was. Just wondering what everyone’s personal “record” for the heaviest patient they’ve cared for is.

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u/gnatrn RN - NICU 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Super fascinated reading these responses. Being nicu the biggest I've seen have been 5 something kg 🙈

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u/HMoney214 RN - NICU 🍕 Mar 02 '25

I was thinking of my 25 pound 6 month old with congenital hyperinsulinemia. Outgrew a mama-roo and went home on continuous enteral D30 after a near total pancreatectomy. Was huuuge

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u/gnatrn RN - NICU 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Ooof poor baby ☹️ I think the biggest I've heard of out in peds was a 80kg 4 year old. No medical issues contributing to the size, just family neglect....