General

Lean Body Weight (Boer)

Name: Lean Body Weight (Boer) | StudyPrometric Tools
Keywords: lean body weight, lbw, dosing, anesthesia, boer

Calculates lean body weight, useful for anesthesia and drug dosing.

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Parameters

Lean Body Weight (Boer) Result

Formula

Boer Formula:
Male: (0.407 × W) + (0.267 × H) - 19.2
Female: (0.252 × W) + (0.473 × H) - 48.3
Where W is weight in kg, H is height in cm.

Clinical Pearls

LBW provides a more accurate scalar than total body weight for many physiologic parameters and pharmacokinetics. It is considered superior to Ideal Body Weight for induction doses of propofol and remifentanil in obese patients.