A comparison between continuous indirect calorimetry and single weight-based formula in estimating resting energy expenditure in nutritional therapy: a prospective randomized controlled study in critically ill patients

• Main Authors: Farah Hanim A, Cheah, Saw Kian, Nadia Md Nor, Rufinah Teo, Wan Rahiza Wan Mat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18277/1/15_ms0520_pdf_12714.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18277/; https://medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/16/2
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Optimal nutritional therapy is important to improve outcome in critically ill population in an intensive care unit (ICU). Although indirect calorimetry (IC) is currently a gold standard for resting energy expenditure (REE) measurement, yet it is still not routinely used in the ICU. A total of...