Cytokines and Metabolic Patterns in Pediatric Patients with Critical Illness
Figure 4
Longitudinal distribution of metabolic patterns in children during the acute phase of stress. The predominance of the hypometabolic pattern (50%) declined within 1 week of acute stress (20%) and the hypermetabolic patterns dominated only after 2 weeks (60%). Paired Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) and Predicted Basal Metabolic Rate (PBMR) measurements (). PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
