Predicting Body Height in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Using Ulnar Length

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Melody A. Rasouli¹ 

关键词: body height;    ulnar length;    anthropometry;    intensive care unit;    pediatrics;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2018.00187

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To determine if ulnar length obtained by the bedside nurse can be used to estimate patient length. To compare our findings to previous predictive equations of height and ulnar length. To evaluate the performance of predictive equations for height and ulnar length on patients with syndromes that affect height.

【 授权许可】

CC BY