Using Mean Ages on Clothing Size Labels in Revised Advanced Pediatric Life Support Formulas for Weight Estimation

Weight Estimation of A Child With Unknown Age and Height: Using Mean Ages on Clothing Size Labels in Revised APLS Formulas for Weight Estimation. A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02455674

Enrollment

1094

Registered

2015-05-28

Start date

2014-12-31

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2015-05-28

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Conditions

Body Weight

Keywords

weight estimation, emergency, child

Brief summary

Weight calculation based on age could be performed according to APLS (Advanced Pediatric Life Support) guideline recommendations in children requiring emergency treatment and intervention in the field or during resuscitation with no active weight and height measurements. The aim of the study is to investigate the suitability of weight calculation using mean ages on clothing size labels (ACL) to the actual weight in real emergencies with no known actual age of the patient (AA).

Detailed description

Weight calculation based on age could be performed according to APLS guideline recommendations in children requiring emergency treatment and intervention in the field or during resuscitation with no active weight and height measurements. Age formulas require only knowledge of the actual age of the child and widely used all over the world with being catchy. However, situations in which one has to intervene a child without having any patient data, including information on children's ages, especially in the field or during resuscitation are not uncommon. The objective of this study is to investigate the availability of age information contained in clothing size labels of children in weight calculation according to APLS recommendations. Usability of labels can protect victims from overdose and underdose problems in cases where the actual age is unknown and the measurements cannot be done

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All patients between 1-12 years of age who presented to the emergency department and agreed to participate in the study were consecutively included in the study

Exclusion criteria

* Age under 1 years and over 12.99 years * No weighing in ED * No clothing size label information * Refused to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation of children's actual age and age information on clothing size labels.	6 weeks

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results