Open AccessEnergy Expenditure and Caloric Balance After Burn
Author(s) -
David K. Hart,
Steven E. Wolf,
David N. Herndon,
David L. Chinkes,
Sophia Lal,
Michael K. Obeng,
Robert B. Beauford,
Ronald P. Mlcak
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200201000-00020
Subject(s) - caloric theory , medicine , resting energy expenditure , lean body mass , basal metabolic rate , parenteral nutrition , enteral administration , hypermetabolism , total body surface area , energy balance , zoology , endocrinology , energy expenditure , body weight , biology , ecology
Resting energy expenditure (REE) is commonly measured in critical illness to determine caloric "demands" and thus nutritive needs.