diagnostics Review Assessment of Metabolic and Nutritional Imbalance in Mechanically Ventilated Multiple Trauma Patients: From Molecular to Clinical Outcomes Alexandru Florin Rogobete 1,2 , Ioana Marina Grintescu 3, Tiberiu Bratu 1,*, Ovidiu Horea Bedreag 1,2, Marius Papurica 1,2, Zorin Petrisor Crainiceanu 1, Sonia Elena Popovici 2 and Dorel Sandesc 1,2 1 Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara 300041, Romania;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +40-0728-001-971 Received: 9 October 2019; Accepted: 31 October 2019; Published: 1 November 2019 Abstract: The critically ill polytrauma patient is characterized by a series of metabolic changes induced by inflammation, oxidative stress, sepsis, and primary trauma, as well as associated secondary injuries associated. Metabolic and nutritional dysfunction in the critically ill patient is a complex series of imbalances of biochemical and genetic pathways, as well as the interconnection between them. Therefore, the equation changes in comparison to other critical patients or to healthy individuals, in which cases, mathematical equations can be successfully used to predict the energy requirements. Recent studies have shown that indirect calorimetry is one of the most accurate methods for determining the energy requirements in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients.