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. 2020 Feb 2;12(2):395. doi: 10.3390/nu12020395

Table 1.

Nutritional recommendations in sepsis.

Nutrient Recommended Dose
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.