Boulanger et al reported an equation for estimating early energy expenditure for a patient with major trauma. The authors are from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and University of Toronto.
Patient selection: major trauma within first 5 days ("early")
Parameters:
(1) resting energy expenditure (REE) in kcal per day by the Harris-Benedict equation (HBE)
(2) body temperature in °C
(3) points for paralytic therapy
Paralytic Therapy
Points
present
1
absent
2
estimate for measured energy expenditure by indirect calorimetry in kcal/day =
= (1.4 * (REE by HBE)) + (74.4 * (temperature)) + (274 * (points for paralytic therapy)) - 3485
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