Skeletal muscle quality as assessed by CT-derived skeletal muscle density is associated with 6-month mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

BACKGROUND: Muscle quantity at intensive care unit (ICU) admission has been independently associated with mortality. In addition to quantity, muscle quality may be important for survival. Muscle quality is influenced by fatty infiltration or myosteatosis, which can be assessed on computed tomography...

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Autores principales: Looijaard, Wilhelmus G. P. M., Dekker, Ingeborg M., Stapel, Sandra N., Girbes, Armand R. J., Twisk, Jos W. R., Oudemans-van Straaten, Heleen M., Weijs, Peter J. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5131531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27903267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1563-3

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