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Title |
Is the APLS formula used to calculate weight-for-age applicable to a Trinidadian population?
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Published in |
BMC Emergency Medicine, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-227x-12-9 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Khalid Ali, Ian Sammy, Paula Nunes |
Abstract |
In paediatric emergency medicine, estimation of weight in ill children can be performed in a variety of ways. Calculation using the 'APLS' formula (weight = [age + 4] × 2) is one very common method. Studies on its validity in developed countries suggest that it tends to under-estimate the weight of children, potentially leading to errors in drug and fluid administration. The formula is not validated in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is routinely used to calculate weight in paediatric resuscitation. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Mexico | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 30 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Other | 5 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 13% |
Researcher | 4 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 13% |
Student > Master | 2 | 7% |
Other | 4 | 13% |
Unknown | 7 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 43% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 10% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 7% |
Unknown | 9 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 February 2014.
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