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Low skeletal muscle area is a risk factor for mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

INTRODUCTION: Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. However, it is yet unclear which body component is responsible for this relationship. METHODS: This retrospective analysis in 240 mechanically ventilated critically ill p...

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Autores principales: Weijs, Peter JM, Looijaard, Wilhelmus GPM, Dekker, Ingeborg M, Stapel, Sandra N, Girbes, Armand R, Straaten, Heleen M Oudemans-van, Beishuizen, Albertus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4028783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24410863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13189