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