Estimation of body weight using anthropometric parameters in Sri Lankan hospitalized adult patients

ABSTRACT: Body weight is an important clinical parameter for accurate dosing of drugs with a narrow therapeutic window, However, it is difficult to measure the body weight of a patient if they cannot stand on a scale. There are several anthropometrics-based equations to estimate the body weight, but most of these are derived from white Caucasian populations and are not validated for South Asians. This study aimed to validate existing anthropometrics-based weight estimation equations and develop a new equation for the same purpose for Sri Lankan adults. This prospective study was conducted at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka over a 6-month period, split into a development and a validation phase. During the development phase, estimated body weight of patients by doctors and nurses and patients thems

SUBMITTER: Herath H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473512 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature