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Articles tagged with: Indirect Calorimetry

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

Validity of COSMED's Quark CPET Mixing Chamber System in Evaluating Energy Metabolism

A new study was published this month on the Research in Sports Medicine Journal with a validation of Quark CPET with Mixing Chamber versus the Douglas Bag method.

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Thursday, 17 January 2013

Fitmate RMR testing now available also with antibacterial filter mouthpieces

Starting from February, all Fitmates will be provided with a new flowmeter that fits the COSMED antibacterial filter without the need of an adapter.

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Monday, 03 September 2012

Indirect calorimetry in obese female subjects: Factors influencing the resting metabolic rate

A new study has been published to evaluate selected factors influencing resting energy expenditure (REE) in obese female subjects.

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Tuesday, 07 August 2012

Turn your Fitmate into a gold standard calorimeter with the optional “Canopy module”!

COSMED is glad to introduce a new and exclusive option available for the whole Fitmate product line.

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Monday, 04 June 2012

Fitmate GS: The first desktop Indirect Calorimetry system with Canopy for research and clinical applications

COSMED is glad to introduce Fitmate GS, the first portable desktop indirect calorimeter using the dilution technique.

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Friday, 18 May 2012

The Reliability and Validity of the COSMED Fitmate Canopy System for Assessing Resting Metabolic Rate

The measurement of Resting Metabolic Rate using the Fitmate with a ventilated canopy hood was validated by a study presented during the 2012 ACSM Annual Meeting.

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Monday, 19 March 2012

The effect of breakfasts varying in glycemic index and glycemic load on dietary induced thermogenesis and respiratory quotient

Three isocaloric breakfasts with different levels of carbohydrate contents have been compared to assess their impact on dietary-induced thermogenesis.

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Friday, 16 March 2012

Early ICU Energy Deficit is a Risk Factor for Staphylococcus aureus Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

This study was undertaken to determine the impact of patients’early in-ICU energy balance on the pathogens responsible for ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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Monday, 12 March 2012

Resting Energy Expenditure in Anorexia Nervosa: Measured versus Estimated

This study proves that accurate measurement of the REE in underweight anorexia nervosa patients is clinically useful, overcoming the limits of predictive formulas.

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Thursday, 08 March 2012

Indirect calorimetry in intensive care: an Australian perspective

A new study examines the role of indirect calorimetry in ventilated ICU patients as an important clinical tool compared to daily estimated energy requirements predicted by the Schofield equation.

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Friday, 14 October 2011

Suitability of Quark RMR indirect calorimeter to be used with mechanically ventilated patients

The COSMED Quark RMR with the ICU option has been recently assessed to be a suitable indirect calorimeter to be coupled with a mechanical ventilator in an intensive care unit setting.

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Thursday, 12 May 2011

Nuova validazione del Quark RMR per la misura della calorimetria indiretta con casco canopy

Uno studio di validazione sul Quark RMR da parte del CRNHR è stato pubblicato sul numero 6 dell'European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.

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Thursday, 12 May 2011

Indirekte Kalorimetrie mit Canopy-Haube mit COSMED Quark RMR erneut validiert

In der sechsten Ausgabe des “European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism” wurde eine neue Validierungsstudie des “Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes” (CRNHR) veröffentlicht.

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Thursday, 12 May 2011

New validation of Quark RMR for indirect calorimetry measurements with canopy hood

A validation study of Quark RMR by CRNHR was published on the 6th issue of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.

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Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Obese patients: comparative study on COSMED indirect calorimetry systems

In this study the measurements of two different indirect calorimeters from COSMED (Fitmate and Quark RMR) were correlated and analysed for better adequacy.

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