Energy Expenditure in Hospitalized Patients: Implications for Nutritional Support From: Mayo Clinic Proceedings | Date: June 1, 2006| Author: Miles, John M | Copyright Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Jun 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

An understanding of energy expenditure in hospitalized patients is necessary to determine optimal energy supply in the care of individuals who require nutritional support. A review was conducted of 19 studies in which resting energy expenditure (REE) had been measured using indirect calorimetry and compared with estimated basal energy expenditure (BEE) from the Harris-Benedict equation. Studies of patients with burns, head injuries, and fever were excluded because REE is known to be increased...