Bedside Ultrasound of Quadriceps to Predict Rehospitalization and Functional Decline in Hospitalized Elders

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the capacity of total anterior thigh thickness, quadriceps muscle thickness, and quadriceps contractile index, all measured by bedside ultrasound, to predict rehospitalization, functional decline, and death in elderly patients 3 months after hospital discharge. To evaluate int...

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Autores principales: Guerreiro, Ana Clara, Tonelli, Ana Claudia, Orzechowski, Roman, Dalla Corte, Roberta Rigo, Moriguchi, Emilio Hideyuki, de Mello, Renato Bandeira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28824911
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2017.00122

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