Open AccessValidation of the Lusaka Formula: A Novel Formula for Weight Estimation in Children Presenting for Surgery in Zambia
Author(s) -
Hope Phiri,
Katie E Foy,
Lowri Bowen,
M. Dylan Bould
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005797
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , body mass index , body weight , anthropometry , pediatrics , population , circumference , estimation , demography , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , geometry , management , sociology , economics
In children, the use of actual weight or predicted weight from various estimation methods is essential to reduce harm associated with dosing errors. This study aimed to validate the new locally derived Lusaka formula on an independent cohort of children undergoing surgery at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, to compare the Lusaka formula's performance to commonly used weight prediction tools and to assess the nutritional status of this population.