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Published in: Current Nutrition Reports 2/2017

01-06-2017 | Nutrition and Aging (MC Serra, Section Editor)

Considerations When Using Predictive Equations to Estimate Energy Needs Among Older, Hospitalized Patients: A Narrative Review

Authors: Elizabeth A. Parker, Termeh M. Feinberg, Stephanie Wappel, Avelino C. Verceles

Published in: Current Nutrition Reports | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

The aim of this narrative review was to summarize the accuracy of predictive equations used to estimate energy expenditure in older, hospitalized adults.

Recent Findings

More than 50% of patients admitted to intensive care units are older adults. Currently accepted prediction equations used to determine energy intake in the older, hospitalized patient were not specifically developed for the aging population. Rates of multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and malnutrition, conditions that influence energy expenditure, are higher in older adults compared to younger adults.

Summary

For these reasons, current equations may not accurately assess energy needs in this population. As the evidence demonstrating the importance of nutritional supplementation in older, hospitalized adults grows, more accurate energy assessment methods that account for age-related conditions are needed to predict nutritional requirements.
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Metadata
Title
Considerations When Using Predictive Equations to Estimate Energy Needs Among Older, Hospitalized Patients: A Narrative Review
Authors
Elizabeth A. Parker
Termeh M. Feinberg
Stephanie Wappel
Avelino C. Verceles
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Nutrition Reports / Issue 2/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2161-3311
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-017-0196-8

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