One way of dosing a child is to give the proportion of the adult based on the child's body surface area (BSA) relative to that seen with the average adult.
pediatric dose =
= ((child's BSA in square meters) / 1.73) * (adult dose)
where:
• 1.73 is an adult BSA in square meters
Limitations:
• This method can work for some drugs, but does not work for all.
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Purpose: To estimate a child's dose based on child's body surface area (BSA) and the adult dosage.
Specialty: Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Pedatrics
Objective: dosage calculations, unit conversion
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