Associations of measured resting energy expenditure with predictive equations, NUTRIC score, and patient outcomes

Abstract Background Indirect calorimetry is the reference method for measuring resting energy expenditure (REE), but the necessary equipment and technical expertise are not always available. Meanwhile, the NUTrition Risk in the Critically ill (NUTRIC) scale is designed to identify patients who would...

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Main Authors: Elham Sobhy, Radwa Abdel Kader, Alshaimaa Aboulfotouh, Mohammed Eshra, Mohamed Sayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-021-00060-1