Table 1.
Nutritional recommendations in sepsis.
Nutrient | Recommended Dose |
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Caloric needs | Determined by indirect calorimetry |
Protein | 0.8–1.3 g/kg/day |
Lipids | 0.7–1.5 g/kg/day |
Glucose | 1–1.5 g/kg/day |
Glutamine | <0.35 g/kg/day IV or <0.5 g/kg/day enterally in TPN fed patients |
Fluid | 1 mL/kg/h |
TPN: Total Parenteral Nutrition.