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Parenteral energy requirement – preterm infants to adolescents

kcal/kg/day by disease phase for preterm infants, infants and children (ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN 2018)

Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.

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Sources

Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants (2022): A Position Paper From the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition and Invited Experts (JPGN 76:248–268) Embleton ND, Moltu SJ, Lapillonne A, et al.; ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition, 2023. Position paper (Table 1 and R1 read)
ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guidelines on pediatric parenteral nutrition: Energy (Clin Nutr 37:2309–2314) – Tables 1–2 Joosten K, Embleton N, Yan W, Senterre T; ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN working group on pediatric parenteral nutrition, 2018. Guideline (freely accessible, full text read)

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Calculation aid for healthcare professionals. Clinical assessment remains with the treating physician.

Review date of the German original: 2026-11-05 · Methodology

Frequently asked questions

Parenteral energy requirement – preterm infants to adolescents: What does this calculator compute?

Recommended parenteral energy intake in kcal/kg/day by age group and disease phase (acute, stable, recovery) from the ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guideline 2018 – for preterm infants with the requirement on the first day of life (45–55), in the recovery phase (90–120) and the enteral growth requirement according to ESPGHAN 2022 (115–140, up to 160 kcal/kg/day); conversion to kcal/day for the weight.

Parenteral energy requirement – preterm infants to adolescents: Which sources is this calculator based on?

Embleton ND, Moltu SJ, Lapillonne A, et al.; ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition: Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants (2022): A Position Paper From the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition and Invited Experts (JPGN 76:248–268) (2023); Joosten K, Embleton N, Yan W, Senterre T; ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN working group on pediatric parenteral nutrition: ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guidelines on pediatric parenteral nutrition: Energy (Clin Nutr 37:2309–2314) – Tables 1–2 (2018)