Comparative performance of pediatric weight estimation techniques: a human factor errors analysis.

Susan M Abdel-Rahman; Ryan Jacobsen; Jennifer L Watts; Stacy L Doyle; Donna M OʼMalley; Tiffany D Hefner; M. Denise Dowd

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Comparative performance of pediatric weight estimation techniques: a human factor errors analysis.

November 1, 2017

Abdel-Rahman SM, Jacobsen R, Watts JL, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015;33(8):548-552.

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Estimating weights in time-sensitive situations can lead to misdosing of weight-based medications. This prospective study of seven common weight-estimation techniques found that none were uniformly accurate. Calculation errors were common, especially in end-of-shift participants.

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