Validation of the finger counting method using the Monte Carlo simulation
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
; : 58-66, 2017.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-225127
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The dose of drug and the size of instrument are determined based on children's weight. We aimed to validate the finger counting method (FCM) for weight estimation in Korean children using the Monte Carlo simulation.METHODS:
We estimated the weight of Korean children aged 1 to 9 years by the FCM. These measurements were compared with the weight extracted by the Monte Carlo simulation applied to the “2007 Korean Children and Adolescents Growth Standard”. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) were measured to assess the correlation between the weight extracted by the simulation and that estimated by FCM. Bland-Altman analyses were performed to assess the agreement between the weight extracted by the simulation and that estimated by FCM and 2 other well-known pediatric weight estimation formulas (the Advanced Pediatric Life Support and Luscombe formulas).RESULTS:
Data regarding 9,000 children's weight selected by age and gender was randomly extracted using the simulation. We found a positive correlation between the weight estimated by the FCM and the weight extracted (in boys, r = 0.896, P < 0.001; in girls, r = 0.899, P < 0.001). The FCM tended to underestimate weight in the children aged 7 years or old.CONCLUSION:
This article suggests the usefulness of FCM in weight estimation, particularly in children younger than 7 years. With appreciation of the limitation in older children, the FCM could be applied to emergency practice.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Contexto en salud:
Agenda de Salud Sostenible para las Américas
Problema de salud:
Objetivo 4: Financiamiento de la salud
Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Resucitación
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Peso Corporal
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Método de Montecarlo
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Urgencias Médicas
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Dedos
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Métodos
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluación económica en salud
Límite:
Adolescente
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo