Research Article

Energy expenditure measured by indirect calorimetry in a neuroscience intensive care unit: a retrospective observational study

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 37 , issue 4 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 180–183
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2024.2422678
Author(s): Clarabella Liew Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Singapore, Kok Wah Wong , Singapore, Puay Shi Ng , Singapore, Yie Hui Lau Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Singapore,
Keywords: indirect calorimetry, intensive care, neuroscience, nutrition,
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Abstract

Objectives: To compare indirect calorimetry (IC) readings with the Harris–Benedict equation (HBE) predictions of resting energy expenditure (REE) in intubated acute brain-injured patients in a tertiary hospital’s Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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