An adult's red cell volume can be estimated from the person's body surface area.
Males
red cell volume in mL = (BSA in square meters) * 1050
or
red cell volume in mL = (BSA in square meters) * 1100
red cell volume in mL = ((1550 * (BSA in square meters)) - 890)
red cell volume in mL = ((1486 * ((BSA in square meters)^2)) - (4106 * (BSA in square meters)) + 4514)
reference range: 28.2 +/- 4 mL/kg
Females
red cell volume in mL = (BSA in square meters) * 850
red cell volume in mL = (BSA in square meters) * 840
red cell volume in mL = ((1167 * (BSA in square meters)) - 479)
reference range: 24.2 +/- 2.6 mL/kg
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Purpose: To calculate blood, plasma and red cell volumes.
Objective: other testing
ICD-10: Z51.3,