Nutritional Gain Versus Financial Gain: The Role of Metabolic Carts in the Surgical ICU
Davis KA, Kinn T, Esposito TJ, Reed RL, Santaniello JM, Luchette FA. Nutritional Gain Versus Financial Gain: The Role of Metabolic Carts in the Surgical ICU. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 61: 1436-1440. PMID: 17159687, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000242269.12534.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHarris-Benedict equationWeight-based calculationsMetabolic cart measurementsTrauma patientsBody weightMetabolic cartEnergy expenditureCost of careInfectious morbiditySurgical ICUInjured patientsIll populationIndirect calorimetry dataPatient outcomesStudy populationPatientsNutritional replacementCaloric needsEnergy expenditure dataNutritional requirementsNutritional parametersSignificant differencesSurgeryMetabolic requirementsPopulation