Estimation of Nutritional Status and Energy-Requirement in Critically Ill Children
This article describes the estimation of nutritional status and energy requirements in critically ill children. There are analyzed the current recommendations for assessment of the anthropometric data of children of different age groups as well as comprehension of laboratory methods for diagnosis of nutritional deficiency. There has been emphasized the importance of the correct determination of energy requirements in critically-ill children. The most accurate method that allows estimate energy requirements and the adequacy of its use is indirect calorimetry.