Methods: The burn size had first to be determined for an adult and a child using a preshaded Lund and Browder chart. Fluid requirements then had to be calculated using the conventional Parkland formula. The burn size had to be similarly calculated for two further cases and fluid requirements ...
The burn size had to be similarly calculated for two further cases and fluid requirements calculated using resuscitation tables. The study had a sample size of 50, consisting of plastic surgery trainees, anaesthetists and burn nurse specialists. All the participants found the resuscitation tables to...
Information regarding body composition during pregnancy is needed when estimating the requirements for dietary energy during gestation and when investigating relationships between maternal nutritional status and offspring development. Generally used body composition methods may not be appropriate during pregnancy ...