External Validation of Equations to Estimate Resting Energy Expenditure in Critically Ill Children and Adolescents with and without Malnutrition: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: We evaluated the validity of sixteen predictive energy expenditure equations for resting energy expenditure estimation (eREE) against measured resting energy expenditure using indirect calorimetry (REE_IC) in 153 critically ill children. Predictive equations were included based on weight, height, sex, and age. The agreement between eREE and REE_IC was analyzed using the Bland-Altman method. Precision was defined by the 95% limits of the agreement; differences > ±10% from REE_IC were considered clinically unacceptable. The reliability was assessed by the intraclass correlation coefficient (Cronbach's alpha). The influence of anthropometric, nutritional, and clinical variables on REE_IC was also assessed. Thirty (19.6%) of the 153 enrolled patients

SUBMITTER: Briassoulis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9572704 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature