2019
DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-24.5.421
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Evaluation of Different Methods Used to Calculate Ideal Body Weight in the Pediatric Population

Abstract: OBJECTIVES Accurate determination of ideal body weight (IBW) in pediatric patients is important for the proper dosing of many medications and the classification of nutritional status. There is no consensus on the best method to calculate IBW. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare 7 different methods used to calculate IBW in the pediatric population. METHODS This was a retrospective observational study. All subjects were pediatric inpatients at a 536-bed community teaching hospital between Janua… Show more

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“…Adult male and female data 107,128 . Pediatric male and female data 111 . The table suggests a starting plan (first recommendation to be given) based evidence level D. These guidelines serve as starting point that require personalized adaptation.…”
Section: Nutrition and Exercisementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Adult male and female data 107,128 . Pediatric male and female data 111 . The table suggests a starting plan (first recommendation to be given) based evidence level D. These guidelines serve as starting point that require personalized adaptation.…”
Section: Nutrition and Exercisementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Adult male and female data 107,112,128 . Pediatric male and female data 62,111 . The table suggests a starting plan (first recommendation to be given) that can then be personally adapted based (evidence level D.) The table provides guidance on how to adapt plans (first recommendation given in gray) based on trialing the starting plan.…”
Section: Nutrition and Exercisementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Considering %ibw at last visit, 16 patients resulted overweight (> 110%), 13 with mild obesity (> 120%), 5 with moderate obesity (> 140%) and 2 were in severe obesity range (> 160%). However, the %ibw in pediatric patients is reported to be not so accurate [ 24 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The ACR guidelines recommend using ideal body weight (IBW) for IVIG dosing.19 Ideal body weight is defined as being a reflection of lean body mass and is particularly important with the increasing rate of obesity in pediatric patients. 63 Miscalculations of medications can lead to lack of efficacy if subtherapeutic or toxicity if supratherapeutic. Kang et al63 ultimately concluded that various methods to calculate pediatric IBW lead to differences of varying statistical and clinical significance, and larger sample sizes are needed in order to determine the most accurate method for specific subgroups of varying age and height percentiles.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%