Energy balance in obese, mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aims of this study were, first, to compare the predicted (calculated) energy requirements based on standard equations with target energy requirement based on indirect calorimetry (IC) in critically ill, obese mechanically ventilated patients; and second, to compare actual energy intake to target energy requirements.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of mechanically ventilated critically ill patients with body mass index ≥30.0 kg/m² for whom enteral feeding was planned. Clinical and demographic data were prospectively collected. Resting energy expenditure was measured by open-circuit IC. American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (APSPEN)/Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) 2016 equations were used to determine predicted

SUBMITTER: Vest MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6702036 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature