Mosteller formula

The Mosteller formula is a mathematical formula to estimate the body surface A from the height h and the body weight m in humans:

${\displaystyle A={\frac {1}{60}}{\sqrt {{\frac {h}{\mathrm {cm} }}\cdot {\frac {m}{\mathrm {kg} }}}}\cdot \mathrm {m^{2}} }$

${\displaystyle {\text{Körperoberfläche in m}}^{2}={\sqrt {\frac {{\text{Körpergröße in cm}}\cdot {\text{Körpergewicht in kg}}}{3600}}}}$

The Mosteller formula was drawn up in 1987 by the American physician Robert D. Mosteller and represents a simplified modification of the Gehan-George formula . It can be used universally and is also suitable for calculating the body area of ​​children. After the classic DuBois formula, the Mosteller formula is most often used to calculate the body surface area and, thanks to its simplicity, is becoming increasingly important. The use of Mosteller's formula is also recommended in several guidelines because of its accuracy.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mosteller RD: Simplified calculation of body-surface area . In: N. Engl. J. Med. . 317, No. 17, October 1987, p. 1098. doi : 10.1056 / NEJM198710223171717 . PMID 3657876 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Vu TT: Standardization of body surface area calculations . In: J Oncol Pharm Pract . 8, August, pp. 49-54. doi : 10.1191 / 1078155202jp095oa .
3. ^ Peter L. Bonate: Nonlinear mixed effects models: practical issues . In: Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling and simulation . Springer, Berlin 2005, ISBN 0-387-27197-X , pp. 267-308.
4. ↑ Lam TK, Leung DT: More on simplified calculation of the body-surface area . In: N. Engl. J. Med. . 318, No. 17, April 1988, p. 1130. doi : 10.1056 / NEJM198804283181718 . PMID 3352717 .

literature

• Mosteller RD: Simplified calculation of body-surface area . In: N. Engl. J. Med. . 317, No. 17, October 1987, p. 1098. doi : 10.1056 / NEJM198710223171717 . PMID 3657876 .