ICU Energy & Protein Target

ICU nutrition targets (ASPEN/SCCM 2016): daily energy (kcal/kg range) and protein (g/kg range) goals at the patient weight.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Weight
70 kg
Energy target
25-30 (ASPEN/SCCM standard)
Protein target
1.2-2.0 (standard critically ill)

Result: At 70 kg: 1750-2100 kcal/day; 84-140 g/day protein.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Weight
  • Energy target
  • Protein target
How this is calculated

McClave SA, et al. Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient (ASPEN/SCCM). JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016;40(2):159-211. 25-30 kcal/kg/day; 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day protein. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.