title: [Principles of the use of indirect calorimetry in intensive care].
abstract: Energy expenditure measurements in critically ill patients using indirect calorimetry is complex and often very inaccurate. Analysis of the data should first question their validity. The components of energy expenditure should be carefully separated to assess the effects of illness, drugs and supportive treatments.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chiolero
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thorin
mesh_terms: D002153:Calorimetry, Indirect; D003422:Critical Care; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010101:Oxygen Consumption
vernacular_title: Principes d'utilisation de la calorimétrie indirecte en médecine intensive.