Measuring Longitudinally the Metabolic Demands of Stroke Patients
Open Access
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Stroke
- Vol. 34 (2), 502-507
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000053031.12332.fb
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Little is known of the acute, subacute, and longer-term energy demands of stroke, information essential to appropriate clinical and nutritional management. The goals of this study were to (1) determine the resting energy expenditure (REE) of stroke patients from stroke onset to 3 months, (2) examine relations between stroke size, type, location, severity, and REE, and (3) evaluate whether estimation of REE from the Harris-Benedict equation (HB) requires the addition of a “stress factor” to capture the possible additional REE imposed by stroke. Methods— The REE of new stroke patients was measured prospectively at hospital admission and on days 7, 11, 14, 21, and 90 by indirect calorimetry. Stroke patients’ REEs (Kcal/d) over time and REEs as a percentage of HB were compared with control subjects’ single measurements. Results— Mean REE and %HB of stroke patients ranged from 1521±290 to 1663±268 Kcal/d and from 107±14.9 to 114±12.9 %HB, respectively. Mean measurements of control subjects were 1665±265 Kcal/d and 112.9±11.4 %HB (NS). REE was not associated with stroke characteristics (NS). Changes in REE measured longitudinally were not clinically meaningful (4 to 62 Kcal/d) though statistically significant ( P =0.004). Conclusions— The REEs of stroke patients and controls were both ≈10% higher than those predicted by HB. No hypermetabolic response pattern of energy expenditure was evident after stroke. REE did not vary with stroke characteristics, although confirmation with larger subgroups is required.Keywords
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