I can't get this to work.
For me, W = 75 kg, H = 1.5 m
SA = (75 ^ 0.425) * (1.55 ^ 0.725) * 0.007184 = 6.26 * 1.37 * 0.007184 =
0.06
BTW, what are the units?
Chuck Vandergraaf
> ----------
> From: D. Eric Greenhow,
> M.D.,Ph.D.[SMTP:egreenho@mail.med.upenn.edu]
> Sent: January 22, 1998 9:53 AM
> To: asa@udomo2.calvin.edu
> Subject: Heat a straw man
>
> There is a formula for the calculation of Body Surface Area. Body
> Surface
> Area is very important in the calculation of many drug dosages, and in
> the
> calculation of blood flow for Cardiac Bypass Machines for open heart
> surgery, and so on. The formula is
>
> Body Surface Area = Weight(kgs)to the power 0.425 times
> Height(meters)to the power ).725 times
> 0.007184
>
> This results in a range of 1.6 to 2.0 for most adults.
>
> This formula can be found in most physiology textbooks.
>
> Eric
>