A Local Validation of the APLS Pediatric Age-Based Weight Estimation Formula
Autor: | Emmanuel Traoré, Diénéba Doumbia, Mamadou Karim Touré, Joseph Koné, Yakaria Coulibaly, Mamadou Traoré, Ramatoulaye Diamouténé |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Wilcoxon signed-rank test business.industry Estimated Weight 030106 microbiology Mean age Pediatric age Spearman's rank correlation coefficient Actual weight 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Weight estimation Anesthesia medicine Statistical analysis 030212 general & internal medicine business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access. 8 |
ISSN: | 2373-6437 |
DOI: | 10.15406/jaccoa.2017.08.00320 |
Popis: | Objective Authors aimed to check the accuracy of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support APLS pediatric weight estimation formula Weight in kg Age in year x in Mali This formula has been proposed for weight estimation if direct measurement is not available but its accuracy has been discussed in some studies Method It was a retrospective analysis of anesthetic files Collected data were age gender the ASA status actual weight and estimated weight Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS using the Wilcoxon test and Spearman coefficient Results Seven hundred and twenty four children were included with a mean age of plusmn months Mean measured weight was plusmn kg versus plusmn kg for the formula based estimated weight p lt Actual weight were concordant with estimated one in of cases The estimation error was to of measured weight in the to years old children while it was from to kg in children over years old Conclusion The APLS formula was accurate in and seems to be applicable for to years old children |
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