The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape (BT) for estimating weight in an Omani paediatric population at a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted during July 2015. The electronic medical records o...
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| author | Azher A. Al-Busaidi Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan Hilal M. Al-Barwani |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape (BT) for estimating weight in an Omani paediatric population at a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted during July 2015. The electronic medical records of Omani outpatients <14 years old attending the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between July 2009 and June 2013 were reviewed for recorded height and weight data. The BT Version 2002A was used to predict weight based on actual height measurements. Predicted weight measurements were then compared with actual weight to determine the accuracy of the estimation. Results: A total of 3,339 children were included in the study, of which 43.5% were female and 56.5% were male. The mean age was 6.4 ± 3.1 years and the mean height was 93.2 ± 23.5 cm. The mean actual weight was 13.9 ± 6.7 kg while the mean BT-predicted weight was 14.4 ± 6.9 kg. The BT-predicted weight estimations correlated significantly with actual weight measurements (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.97; P <0.001). A Bland-Altman analysis indicated that the BT performed well when estimating weight among Omani children, with an overestimation of only 0.5 kg for the entire cohort. Conclusion: The BT was found to be an effective tool for estimating weight according to body length in an Omani paediatric population. It should therefore be considered for use in emergency situations when actual weight cannot be determined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d7598813eb741408079298d1b1edfaf2022-12-22T01:08:24ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal2075-051X2075-05282017-05-0117219119510.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.0092125The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric PopulationAzher A. Al-Busaidi0Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan1Hilal M. Al-Barwani2Department of Emergency Medicine, Rustaq Hospital, Rustaq, OmanDepartments of Statistics & Health Information, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartments of Emergency Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanObjectives: This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape (BT) for estimating weight in an Omani paediatric population at a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted during July 2015. The electronic medical records of Omani outpatients <14 years old attending the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between July 2009 and June 2013 were reviewed for recorded height and weight data. The BT Version 2002A was used to predict weight based on actual height measurements. Predicted weight measurements were then compared with actual weight to determine the accuracy of the estimation. Results: A total of 3,339 children were included in the study, of which 43.5% were female and 56.5% were male. The mean age was 6.4 ± 3.1 years and the mean height was 93.2 ± 23.5 cm. The mean actual weight was 13.9 ± 6.7 kg while the mean BT-predicted weight was 14.4 ± 6.9 kg. The BT-predicted weight estimations correlated significantly with actual weight measurements (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.97; P <0.001). A Bland-Altman analysis indicated that the BT performed well when estimating weight among Omani children, with an overestimation of only 0.5 kg for the entire cohort. Conclusion: The BT was found to be an effective tool for estimating weight according to body length in an Omani paediatric population. It should therefore be considered for use in emergency situations when actual weight cannot be determined.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2205paediatricsbody weightbody heightemergency medicineoman. |
| spellingShingle | Azher A. Al-Busaidi Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan Hilal M. Al-Barwani The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal paediatrics body weight body height emergency medicine oman. |
| title | The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population |
| title_full | The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population |
| title_fullStr | The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population |
| title_short | The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population |
| title_sort | accuracy of the broselow™ pediatric emergency tape for weight estimation in an omani paediatric population |
| topic | paediatrics body weight body height emergency medicine oman. |
| url | https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2205 |
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