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[Principles of the use of indirect calorimetry in intensive care]
1Service d'anesthésiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne.
Agressologie: Revue Internationale De Physio-Biologie Et De Pharmacologie Appliquees Aux Effets De L'Agression
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Energy expenditure measurements in critically ill patients using indirect calorimetry is complex and often very inaccurate. Analysis of the data should first question their validity. The components of energy expenditure should be carefully separated to assess the effects of illness, drugs and supportive treatments.