Indirect calorimetry


Before the procedure

Indications

  • A need for estimating energy expenditure (EE) in critically ill patients in whom the EE is highly variable and difficult to predict by simple equations, such as:

    • Patients with liver disease

    • Obese patients

    • Trauma patients

    • Patients with comorbidities

    • Patients under sedation

Contraindications

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