Prognostic Value of Resting Energy Expenditure Measured by Indirect Calorimetry in Patients with Cirrhosis Referred for Liver Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition is common in cirrhosis but is challenging to identify, grade, and manage during liver transplantation (LT) assessment. The resting energy expenditure informs nutritional needs and can be measured with indirect calorimetry (IC); however, it is not routinely used in this context. We aimed to assess the prognostic value of the measured resting energy expenditure (mREE) and its associations in patients with cirrhosis referred for LT assessment.

Methods

We performed a single-center, retrospective cohort study of adult patients with cirrhosis who underwent IC between 2002 and 2019 at a statewide LT center. The predicted REE (pREE) was estimated using the Harris-Benedict equation. Patients were classified as normo-, hypo-, and hypermetabolic based on the dif

SUBMITTER: Ngu NLY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694111 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature