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Energy balance
A decline in resting energy expenditure (REE) in severely burned patients is a significant predictor of mortality.
Monitor resting energy expenditure in burn patients; a drop in metabolic rate, rather than sustained high expenditure, may signal impending mortality and metabolic exhaustion.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
Declining REE correlated with mortality (P < .05).
Why this rating
Based on a small subset of non-survivors (n=5) successfully studied by metabolic cart before death; the trend is visually striking but statistically limited by sample size.
Source
Energy Expenditure and Caloric Balance After Burn
David W. Hart et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2002
DOI 10.1097/00000658-200201000-00020
cohort · n=250Cited 197×
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