Description

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

or

red cell volume in mL = ((1550 * (BSA in square meters)) - 890)

or

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

or

red cell volume in mL = (BSA in square meters) * 840

or

red cell volume in mL = ((1167 * (BSA in square meters)) - 479)

 

reference range: 24.2 +/- 2.6 mL/kg


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