Table 3: Protein requirements during critical illness [18-21].

Mild stress                    

1.0 -1.2 g/kg

Moderate stress (most ICU patients)                    

1.5-2.0 g/kg

Severe Obesity 

1.5 g/kg Adj. Wt. - 2.0 g/kg IBW

Severe stress, catabolic, burns                    

2.0 -2.5 g/kg

Chronic renal failure, no dialysis                    

0.8-1.3 g/kg

Hemodialysis                    

1.2 -1.4 g/kg

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

1.2 -1.5 g/kg