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Skeletal muscle predicts ventilator-free days, ICU-free days, and mortality in elderly ICU patients

INTRODUCTION: As the population ages, the number of injured elderly is increasing. We sought to determine if low skeletal muscle mass adversely affected outcome in elderly patients following trauma. METHODS: Patients ≥ 65 years of age with an admission abdominal computed tomography scan and requirin...

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Autores principales: Moisey, Lesley L, Mourtzakis, Marina, Cotton, Bryan A, Premji, Tahira, Heyland, Daren K, Wade, Charles E, Bulger, Eileen, Kozar, Rosemary A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24050662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12901