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What is BSA in pediatric dosing and how do you use it?

What is BSA in pediatric dosing and how do you use it?

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Ans) The average adult BSA is 1.7 m2 (1.9 m2 for adult males and 1.6 m2 for adult females). This number is used to calculate dosages for cytotoxic anticancer agents. To minimize variation in patient size, dosing for most chemotherapeutic agents use mg of drug per m2 of body surface area.

- Most drugs in children are dosed according to body weight (mg/kg) or body surface area (BSA) (mg/m2). Care must be taken to properly convert body weight from pounds to kilograms (1 kg= 2.2 lb) before calculating doses based on body weight.

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