Aplikacja wspomagająca procesy obliczania powierzchni ciała człowieka

W artykule przedstawiono strukturę opracowanego i wykonanego systemu komputerowego BSA Analysis Tool, wspomagającego procesy obliczeniowe wybranych parametrów organizmu człowieka: BSA, TBSA i BMI. W materiale, poza opisem systemu, wskazano na utylitarny charakter opracowania, szczególnie w przypadku: ośrodków medycznych - jako narzędzie wspomagające procesy leczenia oparzeń i chemioterapii oraz w ośrodkach naukowo-dydaktycznych jako narzędzie wspomagające procesy dydaktyczne.

The paper describes in detail capabilities and a structure of the BSA Analysis Tool system which was developed for supporting the calculation and analysis process of human BSA (Body Surface Area), TBSA (Total Body Surface Area) and BMI (Body Mass Index). In some practical applications, the BSA coefficient can be determined using online calculators, but they are not that strongly developed. Moreover, the program allows calculating automatically the TBSA, replacing the hand-filled tables procedure. Advanced functions of the program allow for its use in medical centers as a tool assisting the treatment of burns or chemotherapy, as well as centers of research and teaching. The complex structure of the application consists of two main layers: clinical and scientific (Fig. 1). The BSA coefficient can be calculated on the basis of ten mostly used methods, while the value of the TBSA coefficient can be calculated on the basis of three methods. For calculating the BSA, only the most necessary data about the patients is required: body weight, height, age and gender, whereas the TBSA value in addition depends on the size of the body damaged area. The scientific layer structure is composed of three modules: comparison of methods for calculating the BSA, comparison of the BSA and BMI coefficients and analysis of the BSA surfaces. These tools enable a thorough analysis of the BSA coefficient (Figs. 2 and 3) as well as fast and accurate calculations of the BSA and TBSA.