Indirect Calorimetry in Clinical Practice.
Marta DelsoglioNajate AchamrahMette M BergerClaude PichardPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2019)
Indirect calorimetry (IC) is considered as the gold standard to determine energy expenditure, by measuring pulmonary gas exchanges. It is a non-invasive technique that allows clinicians to personalize the prescription of nutrition support to the metabolic needs and promote a better clinical outcome. Recent technical developments allow accurate and easy IC measurements in spontaneously breathing patients as well as in those on mechanical ventilation. The implementation of IC in clinical routine should be promoted in order to optimize the cost-benefit balance of nutrition therapy. This review aims at summarizing the latest innovations of IC as well as the clinical indications, benefits, and limitations.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- clinical practice
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- pulmonary hypertension
- stem cells
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory failure
- cell therapy
- smoking cessation