Can energy expenditure be predicted in critically ill children?*

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Rachel M. Taylor · King's College Hospital

P. Cheeseman · Association for Jewish Studies

Victor R. Preedy · King's College London

Abstract

Children do not become hypermetabolic during critical illness. These data suggest that agreement between resting energy expenditure and the predictive equations are so broad that they are inappropriate for use in critically ill children.

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Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Renal function and acid-base balance

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Published in: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 176-180

DOI: 10.1097/01.pcc.0000059425.09149.d8

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Can energy expenditure be predicted in critically ill children?*

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