Development and Validation of a Length- and Habitus-Based Method of Ideal and Lean Body Weight Estimation for Adults Requiring Urgent Weight-Based Medical Intervention.
Mike WellsLara Nicole GoldsteinGiles N CattermolePublished in: European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (2022)
The modified PAWPER XL-MAC model proved to be an accurate method of IBW and LBW estimation. It could, therefore, have an important role in facilitating emergency drug dose calculations in obese adult patients.
Keyphrases
- body weight
- healthcare
- weight loss
- randomized controlled trial
- public health
- emergency department
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- density functional theory
- molecular dynamics
- type diabetes
- molecular dynamics simulations
- high resolution
- body mass index
- obese patients
- physical activity
- bone mineral density
- adverse drug