Hunter et al developed equations for estimating the resting energy expenditure (REE) of a critically ill patient. The authors are from New England Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Patient selection: critically ill adult
Parameters:
(1) body weight in kilograms
(2) sex
(3) white blood cell count per µL
(4) urinary creatinine in grams per 24 hours
Sex
Points
male
1
female
2
REE in kcal per day =
= (27.3 * (weight)) + (0.0288 * (WBC)) - (603.2 * (points for sex)) - (0.66 * (urine creatinine)) + 620.2
= (19.7 * (weight)) + (0.0287 * (WBC)) - (525.6 * (points for sex)) + 613
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Specialty: Nutrition, Critical Care
