Estimate body surface area (BSA)
bsa_adult(height_m, weight_kg, ...)bsa_dubois_dubois(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_mosteller(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_haycock(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_gehan_george(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_boyd(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_fujimoto(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_takahira(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_shuter_aslani(height_m, weight_kg, ...)
bsa_schlich(height_m, weight_kg, male, ...)
height(s) in meters
numeric vector of weight(s) in kg
passed to validation
logical value(s) whether patient is male. TRUE or FALSE.
numeric vector of body surface areas in m^2.
bsa_adult
: Uses `bsa_mosteller()`
bsa_dubois_dubois
: Du Bois and Du Bois formula (usually the preferred formula
for adults and children)
bsa_mosteller
: Mosteller formula
bsa_haycock
: Haycock formula
bsa_gehan_george
: Gehan and George formula
bsa_boyd
: Boyd formula
bsa_fujimoto
: Fujimoto formula (often used for Japanese individuals)
bsa_takahira
: Takahira formula (a variant of Du Bois that could be used for
Japanese individuals; Fujimoto may be preferred)
bsa_shuter_aslani
: Shuter and Aslani formula
bsa_schlich
: Schlich formula
1.73 m^2 is commonly used as an average adult BSA.
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Haycock, GB, Schwartz, GJ, Wisotsky, DH (1978). Geometric method for measuring body surface area: A height-weight formula validated in infants, children and adults. J Pediatr. 93: 62<U+2013>66.
Gehan EA, George SL, Cancer Chemother Rep 1970, 54:225-235
Boyd, Edith (1935). The Growth of the Surface Area of the Human Body. University of Minnesota. The Institute of Child Welfare, Monograph Series, No. x. London: Oxford University Press.
Fujimoto S, Watanabe T, Sakamoto A, Yukawa K, Morimoto K. Studies on the physical surface area of Japanese. 18. Calculation formulae in three stages over all ages. Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1968;5:443<U+2013>50.
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Shuter, B; Aslani, A (2000). "Body surface area: Du Bois and Du Bois revisited". European Journal of Applied Physiology. 82 (3): 250<U+2013>254.
Schlich, E; Schumm, M; Schlich, M (2010). "3-D-Body-Scan als anthropometrisches Verfahren zur Bestimmung der spezifischen K<U+00F6>rperoberfl<U+00E4>che". Ern<U+00E4>hrungs Umschau. 57: 178<U+2013>183.
# NOT RUN {
bsa_dubois_dubois(2, 80)
bsa_dubois_dubois(1.5, 80)
stopifnot(
identical(
bsa_mosteller(1.5, 80),
bsa_adult(1.5, 80)))
# }
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