Haycock BSA Formula
Formula originally described by David H. Wisotsky.
Used for: Validated in infants, children and adults
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David H. Wisotsky
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David H. Wisotsky, MD, is a paediatrician who co-authored the 1978 Haycock body-surface-area study. His subsequent paediatric publications list affiliations with the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, The Babies Hospital at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and Englewood Hospital. His role in the Haycock paper was part of a study designed to validate body-surface-area estimation across a wide age range.
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- Pediatrics
- Institutions
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons / The Babies Hospital (published affiliation); Englewood Hospital (published affiliation)
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Original research
Haycock GB, Schwartz GJ, Wisotsky DH. Geometric method for measuring body surface area: a height-weight formula validated in infants, children, and adults. Journal of Pediatrics. 1978;93(1):62-66
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