Estimate body surface area from weight, height and age: the DuBois equation for adults and the Haycock equation for children under 18 (blank age falls back to adult), used to size chemotherapy doses, burn fluid plans and paediatric drug dosing.
用于化疗剂量等医学计算。
| Item | Formula / Note | Source / Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Classic formula | body surface area is a power law of weight and height | Du Bois & Du Bois 1916, Arch Intern Med |
| Simplified formula | the Mosteller formula takes the square root of height times weight over three thousand six hundred | Mosteller 1987, N Engl J Med |
| Clinical use | chemotherapy doses follow surface area with fat free mass correction in obesity | WHO Model Formulary for Children |