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Daily variability of resting energy expenditure in acute kidney injury patients...
Góes,Cassiana Regina de; Sanches,Ana Claudia Soncini; Balbi,André; Ponce,DanielaAbstract Introduction: It is needed for nutrition prescription correct estimate of resting energy expenditure (REE), which is a challenge given the possible daily variation in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). Objective: To evaluate the daily variability of REE measured by indirect calorimetry (IC) in patients with AKI and dialysis indication and identify clinical variables associated with...
Resting energy expenditure in critically ill patients: Evaluation methods and c...
Sanches,Ana Cláudia Soncini; Góes,Cassiana Regina de; Bufarah,Marina Nogueira Berbel; Balbi,André Luiz; Ponce,DanielaSummary Patients on intensive care present systemic, metabolic, and hormonal alterations that may adversely affect their nutritional condition and lead to fast and important depletion of lean mass and malnutrition. Several factors and medical conditions can influence the energy expenditure (EE) of critically ill patients, such as age, gender, surgery, serious infections, medications, ventilation modality, and o...