Indirect calorimetry in critical illness: a new standard of care?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Review recent literature on the role of indirect calorimetry in critical care nutrition management.

Recent findings

Critical illness demands objective, targeted nutritional therapy to prevent adverse effects of underfeeding/over feeding. Thus, all recent societal guidelines recommend indirect calorimetry use to determine energy needs. Very recently, indirect calorimetry technology has finally evolved to allow for accurate, simple, and routine utilization in a wider range of ICU patients. Recent data continues to confirm poor correlation between measured and equation-predicted energy expenditure emphasizing need for indirect calorimetry to be standard of care. This may be particularly true in COVID-19, where significant progressive hypermetabolism and variab

SUBMITTER: De Waele E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367824 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature