Enteral Calculator

Features Enteral Calculator

Enteral Calculator for clinical dietitians calculates basic patient nutritional needs.
Calories: AIBW, ABW, Mifflin, and Penn State.
Protein: AIBW and ABW.
Fluids: Age Related, Custom AIBW, Custom ABW, and Fluid Restriction.The calculator permits input of and compensates for patient amputations.Tube feeding: Selectable nutritional formulas.
Displays Kcals, Protein, and Water delivered in addition to eight other common formula substrates.
Displays variances from calculated patient needs.
Water flush rate is calculated and displayed.
Initial calculated delivery rate is adjustable.Program permits entry of any number of modular packets.
Allows and calculates use of Diprivan for patients on the vent.Enteral Calculator was written in consultation with a clinical dietitian (MS,, RD, LDN) with over 17 years experience in critical and acute care.
Enteral Calculator has been tested daily in a hospital environment for over 1 year.
A test of a complex patient with an amputation, on tube feeding, and on the vent reduced nutritional needs/tube feeding calculations from over 15 minutes to under 2 minutes with increased accuracy.Comprehensive edit functions are included for nutritional formulas and substrates along with numerous help files.
Note: You are required to enter tube feeding formulas in use at your facility with quantities for Calories, Protein and % Water.
Other substrates are optional.
Enteral Calculator use is intuitive and easily mastered.