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Table 2 Precision and bias of VO2 (ml/min), VCO2 (ml/min) and REE (kcal/24 h) between methods

From: Measuring energy expenditure in the intensive care unit: a comparison of indirect calorimetry by E-sCOVX and Quark RMR with Deltatrac II in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Comparison

Mean

Bias

Precision (bias ±2 SD)

PE (±2 SD/mean)

VO2: E-sCOVX–Deltatrac

310

+27

–44 to +98

±23

VO2: Quark RMR–Deltatrac

301

+25

–49 to +98

±24

VCO2: E-sCOVX–Deltatrac

245

+37

–8 to +83

±19

VCO2: Quark RMR–Deltatrac

238

+40

–11 to +90

±21

REE: E-sCOVX–Deltatrac

2148

+215

–246 to +675

±21

REE: Quark RMR–Deltatrac

2088

+205

–260 to +670

±22

REE: 20 kcal/kg/24 h Deltatrac

1754

–559

–1199 to 81

±36

REE: HBE* Deltatrac

1773

–371

–926 to +183

±31

  1. * Revised Harris-Benedict equation. N = 46
  2. PE percentage error, REE resting energy expenditure, SD standard deviation, VCO 2 carbon dioxide production, VO 2 oxygen consumption