Open AccessDose of Dialysis Based on Body Surface Area Is Markedly Less in Younger Children Than in Older Adolescents
Author(s) -
John T. Daugirdas,
Melisha Hanna,
Rachel BeckerCohen,
Craig B. Langman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.08171109
Subject(s) - medicine , body surface area , dialysis , anthropometry , kt/v , dosing , pediatrics , body height , dialysis adequacy , body weight , surgery
BACKGROUND AND OBSERVATIONS: The current denominator for dosing dialysis is the urea distribution volume (V). Normalizing Kt/V to body surface area (S) has been proposed, but the implications of doing this in children have not been examined.
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