Agreement between indirect calorimetry and predictive equations for estimating resting energy expenditure

Authors

  • Lina Maria Londoño-Londoño
  • Ángela Patricia Montoya-Bernal
  • Fernando Arango
  • José Fernando Escobar-Serna
  • Maria Cristina Florián Pérez
  • Diana Trejos-Gallego

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35454/rncm.v7n1.496

Keywords:

Indirect calorimetry, Energy metabolism, Critical care, Forecasting

Abstract

Introduction: determining energy expenditure is essential for critically ill patients because underfeeding or overfeeding increases their morbidity and mortality. 

Objective: to determine the accuracy and concordance of resting energy expenditure (REE) measurement by indirect calorimetry (IC) and three predictive formulas (Harris-Benedict, rule of thumb, and Penn State) in ventilated patients in an ICU in Manizales, Colombia. 

Methods: 31 patients hospitalized at S.E.S. Hospital Universitario de Caldas, with mechanical ventilation ≥48 hours were included. REE was calculated for all body weight variations. As a measure of the accuracy of the equations, the distribution of patients with REE below 80 % of that measured by IC (underestimation), between 80 % and 110 % (adequate), and >110 % (overestimation) was calculated, and from analyses with Bland-Altman, concordance was evaluated. 

Results: the average REE per IC was 1441.1 (CI 95 %; 1205.7–1616.5) kcal/kg for women and 1624.5 (CI 95 %; 1414.7– 1834.2) for men. Accuracy analysis showed that the Penn State equation calculated with current weight had a concordance of 44.4 % and was the most underestimated with ideal and adjusted weight (51.9 %), and the rule of thumb calculated with current weight was the most overestimated (64.6 %), and the analysis with Bland-Altman graphs showed positive and negative biases. 

Conclusions: a poor agreement was found between the different predictive equations and REE values by IC in critically ill patients in an ICU. 

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Published

2024-04-04

How to Cite

Londoño-Londoño, L. M., Montoya-Bernal, Ángela P. ., Arango, F. ., Escobar-Serna, J. F. ., Florián Pérez, M. C., & Trejos-Gallego, D. . (2024). Agreement between indirect calorimetry and predictive equations for estimating resting energy expenditure. Journal Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, 7(1), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.35454/rncm.v7n1.496