Determining the approximate area of a burn: an inconsistency investigated and re-evaluated

[...]we propose that the projected whole hand should be taken to approximate to 0.8% of total body surface area, the actual mean value for the combined groups (0.79%) being too cumbersome for easy calculations.

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 1996-05, Vol.312 (7042), p.1338-1338
Hauptverfasser:	Perry, R J, Moore, C A, Morgan, B D G, Plummer, D L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adults Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Approximation Biological and medical sciences Body Height Body Surface Area Body Weight Burns - pathology Child Child, Preschool Children Confidence intervals Emergency and intensive care: burns Hand Hands Hospital admissions Humans Intensive care medicine Medical schools Medical sciences Physical Examination - standards Sensitivity and Specificity Universities University administration
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]we propose that the projected whole hand should be taken to approximate to 0.8% of total body surface area, the actual mean value for the combined groups (0.79%) being too cumbersome for easy calculations.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.312.7042.1338