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Measured energy expenditure in critically ill adult patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Critical illness
Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
Public Health - Health service research
Registration Number
ACTRN12621000007831
Lead Sponsor
Dr Emma Ridley
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
629
Inclusion Criteria

Critically ill adult (=> 18 years) mechanically ventilated patients who had at least one indirect calorimetry measurement in the first 28 days of ICU admission at The Alfred between January 2010 to July 2019 will be considered for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

Indirect calorimetry measurements will be excluded if:
• The duration of measurement was <5 minutes;
• Measurements were conducted during treatment with therapeutic hypothermia or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation;
• The average respiratory quotient for the measurement was <0.67 or >1.3 or;
• The coefficient of variation (CV) for VO2 was >50%.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measured energy expenditure (kcal and kcal/k/d), which is being collected from the indirect calorimetry device.<br><br>[During ICU admission]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measured energy expenditure (kcal and kcal/k/d), which is being collected from the indirect calorimetry device.[Acute early (ICU day 1-2) phase of ICU admission ];Measured energy expenditure (kcal and kcal/k/d), which is being collected from the indirect calorimetry device.[Measured energy expenditure (kcal and kcal/k/d) as completed as part of routine clinical care (variable timepoint). This data is being collected from the indirect calorimetry device. ];Measured energy expenditure (kcal and kcal/k/d), which is being collected from the indirect calorimetry device.[Recovery (>7 days) phase of illness of ICU admission ]
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