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ADDUCTOR POLLICIS MUSCLE AS PREDICTOR OF MALNUTRITION IN SURGICAL PATIENTS

BACKGROUND: In the compromised nutritional status, there is excessive skeletal muscle loss and decreased inflammatory response, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality and length of stay. AIM: To estimate the prevalence of malnutrition by measuring adductor pollicis muscle using cutoffs fo...

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Autores principales: de MELO, Camila Yandara Sousa Vieira, da SILVA, Silvia Alves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24676291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-67202014000100004