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Title: | Accuracy of emergency weight estimation in Maltese school children |
Authors: | Torpiano, Paul Torpiano, K. Sammut, Fiona Zahra, J. Aquilina, S. Grech, Victor E. |
Keywords: | Body weights and measures -- Malta -- Case studies Body weight -- Health aspects -- Malta -- Case studies Body weight -- Malta -- Statistics -- Case studies Children -- Growth -- Forecasting -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Citation: | Torpiano, P., Torpiano, K., Sammut, F., Zahra, J., Aquilina, S., & Grech, V. (2022). Accuracy of emergency weight estimation in Maltese school children. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-022-04238-5 |
Abstract: | Despite evidence for their inaccuracy, agebased weight estimation formulae remain in widespread use [1, 2]. We investigated the accuracy of five age-based weight estimation formulae in children aged 4–14 y in Malta (Argall, Advanced Pediatric Life Support, Best Guess 2 for < 5 y, Best Guess 2 for > 5 y, Luscombe–Owens), using percentage over-/underestimation and percentage accuracy to within 10% (p10) and 20% (p20) of the actual weight as indicators of accuracy. Regression modelling was used to explore alternative models for prediction of weight using age. [excerpt] |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/97073 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciSOR |
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