Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Evaluate Thickness of Rectus Femoris, Vastus Intermedius Muscle, and Fat as an Indicator of Muscle and Fat Wasting in Critically Ill Patients in a Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND: Muscular atrophy is the universal feature in patients with ICUAW. Muscles of the lower limb are more prone to early atrophy. Measurement of fat thickness is used to assess malnutrition. This study was designed to evaluate if, subcutaneous fat also reduces along with muscle thickness and...

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Autores principales: Katari, Yeshaswini, Srinivasan, Rangalakshmi, Arvind, Priyadarshini, Hiremathada, Sahajananda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598564
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_394_18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598564
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_394_18

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