Should we calculate or measure energy expenditure? Practical aspects in the ICU.

Posted on 12 May 2018, English, COSMED News, Indirect Calorimetry, Scientific

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This review focuses on why indirect calorimetry should be used in clinical practice of critical care medicine and which are the benefits of using indirect calorimetry and which are the disadvantages of using predictive equation.

Does the use of indirect calorimetry change outcome in the ICU? Yes it does.

Posted on 23 February 2018, English, COSMED News, Indirect Calorimetry, Scientific

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A new study appears on the "Current Opinion on Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic care Journal" highlighting the importance of monitoring nutrition and metabolic status of ICU patients.

Approximate Time to Steady-state Resting Energy Expenditure Using Indirect Calorimetry in Young, Healthy Adults.

Posted on 27 June 2017, English, COSMED News, Indirect Calorimetry, Scientific

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A new study in the Frontiers in Nutrition Journal provides evidence on the assessment of the time to reach steady state (SS) during indirect calorimetry in young, healthy adults.

Are Predictive Energy Expenditure Equations in Ventilated Surgery Patients Accurate?.

Posted on 12 May 2017, English, COSMED News, Indirect Calorimetry, Scientific

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A new study in the Journal of Intensive care Medicine analyses the accuracy of predictive equations versus indirect calorimetry in surgical ICU (SICU) patients.

Applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Posted on 13 April 2017, English, COSMED News, Indirect Calorimetry, Scientific

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A new study investigates the applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure
(REE) in obese individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the effects of OSA severity
on REE.

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