How to Monitor and How to Decrease Protein Hypercatabolism in Critically Ill Children?

How much protein and energy are needed to equilibrate nitrogen and energy balances in ventilated critically ill children?

“…Furthermore, the number of patients decreased over the study period and the most severely ill children had longer stays and more measurements. Finally, the methodology of nitrogen balance has some limitations, but remains the most accessible method to determine protein needs [30]. The WHO's calculation of extra-renal nitrogen losses could be inappropriate in some groups of patients.…”