Open AccessComparison of respiratory quotient and resting energy expenditure in two regimens of enteral feeding - continuous vs. intermittent in head-injured critically ill patients
Author(s) -
Indubala Maurya,
Mridula Pawar,
Rakesh Garg,
Manpreet Kaur,
Ridhi Sood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.82800
Subject(s) - respiratory quotient , medicine , enteral administration , resting energy expenditure , parenteral nutrition , regimen , bolus (digestion) , energy expenditure , mechanical ventilation , zoology , anesthesia , pediatrics , biology
Measurement of respiratory quotient (RQ) and resting energy expenditure (REE) has been shown to be helpful in designing nutritional regimens. There is a paucity of the literature describing the impact of a feeding regimen on the energy expenditure patterns. Therefore, we studied the effect of continuous vs. intermittent feeding regimen in head-injured patients on mechanical ventilation on RQ and REE.