Evaluation of nine formulas for estimating the body surface area of children with hematological malignancies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Body surface area (BSA) is an important parameter in clinical practice for children. To find out the most accurate BSA formula for Chinese children, nine formulas were compared.

Methods

This single-center study comprised children who were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and treated with anticancer agents in a specialized children's hospital in China from January 2017 to December 2020. The BSA values were calculated using the formulas from Boyd, Banerjee and Bhattacharya, Costeff, Fujimoto and Watanabe, Haycock, Gehan and George, Mosteller, Stevenson and a Pediatrics textbook. The arithmetic mean of formulas was calculated as the "gold standard" for comparison.

Results

A total of 666 children (389 males and 277 females) were included. All nine fo

SUBMITTER: Wu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9489993 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature