Linderkamp et al studied the blood volume in infants and children and provided a table listing the components of blood volume based on weight.
Patient selection:
(1) 160 infants and children from 1 hour to 14 years of age from Germany
(2) Patients were excluded if they had a disease affecting blood volume, plasma volume or red blood cell mass.
(3) Newborn infants had early cord clamping.
NOTE: Lean body mass is better than actual weight for measuring blood volume in children.
|
Age |
Gender |
Red Cell Mass in mL/kg |
|
0 - 1 day |
|
38.7 +/- 9.0 |
|
2 - 30 days |
|
35.9 +/- 5.8 |
|
1 - 2 months |
|
25.5 +/- 3.4 |
|
3 - 6 months |
|
22.8 +/- 2.8 |
|
7 - 12 months |
|
25.1+/- 4.6 |
|
13 - 24 months |
|
27.5 +/- 4.6 |
|
2 -3 years |
M |
28.4 +/- 5.3 |
|
|
F |
27.4 +/- 4.6 |
|
4 - 6 years |
M |
28.3 +/- 2.2 |
|
|
F |
26.5 +/- 3.8 |
|
7 - 10 years |
M |
28.0 +/- 1.9 |
|
|
F |
26.5 +/- 2.1 |
|
11 -14 years |
M |
27.6 +/- 2.4 |
|
|
F |
24.6 +/- 3.2 |
Table 1, page 228
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