Practical guidance for the use of indirect calorimetry during COVID 19 pandemic

Pierre Singer; Claude Pichard; Elisabeth De Waele

doi:10.1016/j.yclnex.2020.07.002

Practical guidance for the use of indirect calorimetry during COVID 19 pandemic

Clin Nutr Exp. 2020 Oct:33:18-23. doi: 10.1016/j.yclnex.2020.07.002. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Authors

Pierre Singer¹, Claude Pichard², Elisabeth De Waele^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
² Clinical Nutrition, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
³ Intensive Care Department and Department of Nutrition, UZ Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium.
⁴ Vrje Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium.

Abstract

The daily practice requires the use of indirect calorimetry to define the energy requirements of intensive care patients. In the time of COVID-19 pandemic, this practice is challenging. The purpose of this methodology paper is to provide practical guidance to health professionals to perform this measurement safely, using various metabolic monitors.

Keywords: COVID-19; Critical care; Energy expenditure; Indirect Calorimetry; Safety.