bsa {physiology}

Estimate body surface area

Description

Estimate body surface area (BSA)

Usage

bsa_adult(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_dubois_dubois(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_mosteller(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_haycock(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_gehan_george(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_boyd(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_fujimoto(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_takahira(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_shuter_aslani(height_m, weight_kg, ...)

bsa_schlich(height_m, weight_kg, male, ...)

Arguments

height_m

height(s) in meters

weight_kg

numeric vector of weight(s) in kg

...

passed to validation

male

logical value(s) whether patient is male. TRUE or FALSE.

Details

1.73 m^2 is commonly used as an average adult BSA.

Value

numeric vector of body surface areas in m^2.

Functions

• bsa_adult: Uses 'bsa_mosteller()'

• bsa_dubois_dubois: Du Bois and Du Bois formula (usually the preferred formula for adults and children)

• bsa_mosteller: Mosteller formula

• bsa_haycock: Haycock formula

• bsa_gehan_george: Gehan and George formula

• bsa_boyd: Boyd formula

• bsa_fujimoto: Fujimoto formula (often used for Japanese individuals)

• bsa_takahira: Takahira formula (a variant of Du Bois that could be used for Japanese individuals; Fujimoto may be preferred)

• bsa_shuter_aslani: Shuter and Aslani formula

• bsa_schlich: Schlich formula

References

Du Bois D, Du Bois EF (Jun 1916). "A formula to estimate the approximate surface area if height and weight be known". Archives of Internal Medicine. 17 (6): 863–71.

Mosteller, RD (1987). "Simplified calculation of body-surface area". N Engl J Med. 317 (17): 1098. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3657876

Haycock, GB, Schwartz, GJ, Wisotsky, DH (1978). Geometric method for measuring body surface area: A height-weight formula validated in infants, children and adults. J Pediatr. 93: 62–66.

Gehan EA, George SL, Cancer Chemother Rep 1970, 54:225-235

Boyd, Edith (1935). The Growth of the Surface Area of the Human Body. University of Minnesota. The Institute of Child Welfare, Monograph Series, No. x. London: Oxford University Press.

Fujimoto S, Watanabe T, Sakamoto A, Yukawa K, Morimoto K. Studies on the physical surface area of Japanese. 18. Calculation formulae in three stages over all ages. Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1968;5:443–50.

Fujimoto S, Watanabe T, Sakamoto A, Yukawa K, Morimoto K. Studies on the physical surface area of Japanese. 18. Calculation formulae in three stages over all ages. Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1968;5:443–50.

Shuter, B; Aslani, A (2000). "Body surface area: Du Bois and Du Bois revisited". European Journal of Applied Physiology. 82 (3): 250–254.

Schlich, E; Schumm, M; Schlich, M (2010). "3-D-Body-Scan als anthropometrisches Verfahren zur Bestimmung der spezifischen Körperoberfläche". Ernährungs Umschau. 57: 178–183.

Examples

bsa_dubois_dubois(2, 80)
bsa_dubois_dubois(1.5, 80)
stopifnot(
  identical(
    bsa_mosteller(1.5, 80),
    bsa_adult(1.5, 80)))