Decreasing skeletal muscle as a risk factor for mortality in elderly patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Older patients account for the majority of patients with sepsis. The objective of this study was to determine if decreased skeletal muscle mass is associated with outcomes in elderly patients with sepsis. METHODS: Patients (60 years and older) who were admitted to a tertiary medical cent...

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Autores principales: Shibahashi, Keita, Sugiyama, Kazuhiro, Kashiura, Masahiro, Hamabe, Yuichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28096999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-016-0205-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28096999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-016-0205-9

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