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Review
. 2018 Apr;7(2):81-90.
doi: 10.7762/cnr.2018.7.2.81. Epub 2018 Apr 17.

Energy Requirements in Critically Ill Patients

Didace Ndahimana  1 , Eun-Kyung Kim  1
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Review

Energy Requirements in Critically Ill Patients

Didace Ndahimana et al. Clin Nutr Res. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

During the management of critical illness, optimal nutritional support is an important key for achieving positive clinical outcomes. Compared to healthy people, critically ill patients have higher energy expenditure, thereby their energy requirements and risk of malnutrition being increased. Assessing individual nutritional requirement is essential for a successful nutritional support, including the adequate energy supply. Methods to assess energy requirements include indirect calorimetry (IC) which is considered as a reference method, and the predictive equations which are commonly used due to the difficulty of using IC in certain conditions. In this study, a literature review was conducted on the energy metabolic changes in critically ill patients, and the implications for the estimation of energy requirements in this population. In addition, the issue of optimal caloric goal during nutrition support is discussed, as well as the accuracy of selected resting energy expenditure predictive equations, commonly used in critically ill patients.

Keywords: Critical illness; Energy metabolism; Indirect calorimetry; Methods.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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