The surface area of the hand and the palm for estimating percentage of total body surface area: results of a meta-analysis

Abstract

The estimation of body surface area involvement is an important tool. Hand surface area (HSA) or palm surface area (PSA) is commonly used for the estimate, with an assumption that HSA represents 1% of the total body surface area (TBSA).

Keywords

• hand surface area
• palm surface area
• meta-analysis