Calorie needs

[Guest guest]

When calculating calorie and protein needs do you use adjusted weight? I

have read some articles recently that said use actual, but what about when a

patient is obese (350 and 400#). A post-op major abdominal surgery patient

has increased needs but 5000 calories is of course unreasonable. Is there

an article/research that discusses this?

Thank you,

Holly Moler-Krohne RD