Albanese et al correlated the peritoneal surface area with body weight. The authors are from Universidad del Salvador in Argentina.
Parameters:
(1) body weight in kilograms
peritoneal surface in sq m =
= 0.8987 + (0.0107 * (body weight))
where:
• For an obese patient the lean body weight could be used.
The authors also state that the peritoneal surface area is about 96% of the body surface area.
