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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies in the current systemic review and meta-analysis

From: Energy delivery guided by indirect calorimetry in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study/year

Study design

Patient characteristics

Study regimen

Sample size

Age (years)

Male N%

BMI (kg/m2)

APACHE II

Population

Intervention

Nutrition therapy

Study period

IC/PE

IC/PE

IC/PE

IC/PE

IC/PE

IC

PE

Singer 2011 [7]

RC, SC

65/65

59/62

35/41

28/27

22/22

Ventilated patients, excepted to stay in ICU > 3 days

Measured every 2 days

25 kcal/kg/day

Aim of reaching energy goal within 24 h of inclusion (EN + PN)

Two weeks

Landes 2016 [22]

RC, SB, SC

15/12

72/74

60/83

25/26

35/39

Ventilated patients

Weekly test for 3 weeks

H–B formula or 25 kcal/kg/day

EN was guided by 110% IC in IC group and physician estimates in control group

Three weeks

Allingstrup 2017 [20]

RC, SB, SC

100/99

63/68

65/60

22/22

NR

Ventilated patients, excepted to stay in ICU > 3 days

Every other day

25 kcal/kg/day

IC: Aim to meet 100% EE in first 24 h (EN ± PN). Control: Increase in EN, supplemental PN if EE not met by Day 7

ICU discharge or Day 90

Gonzalez-Granda 2018 [21]

RC, SC

20/20

57/56

65/55

28/25

29/29

Ventilated patients, excepted to stay in ICU > 2 days

Weekly test

25 kcal/kg/day

Fed preferentially by EN, supplemental, or sole PN as required. Gradual increase in feeds from Day 1 to Day 4

Until ICU discharge

Shi 2019 [13]

RC, SC

30/30

81/80

67/80

NR

22/20

Ventilated patients, excepted to stay in ICU > 1 week

Measured at 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 day

H–B formula

Aim of reaching EE, PN was 1/3 of the total, and EN was 2/3

Day 11

Zhao 2019 [15]

RC, SC

29/29

44/45

76/76

NR

19/18

Ventilated patients, excepted to stay in ICU > 1 week

Everyday

H–B formula

Fed preferentially by EN, supplemental or sole PN as required

One week

Singer 2020 [14]

RC, MC

209/208

59/61

44/53

28/28

22/22

Ventilated patients, excepted to stay in ICU > 2 days

Everyday

25 kcal/kg/day

Fed preferentially by EN, supplemental PN as required

Two weeks

Yang 2016 [23]

RC, SC

30/30

56/58

60/67

NR

14/14

Ventilated patients with sepsis

Measured at 0, 3, 7, and 14 day

H–B formula

Aim of reaching EE within 24 h, at 0, 3, 7, and 14 day (EN, PN, or EN + PN)

Two weeks

  1. APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, BMI body mass index, EE energy expenditure, EN enteral nutrition, H–B Harris–Benedict, IC indirect calorimetry, ICU intensive care unit, MC multi-centers, MV mechanical ventilation, NR not reported, PE predictive equation, PN parenteral nutrition, RC randomized controlled, SB single blind, SC single-center, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment score