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Low skeletal muscle area as a prognostic marker for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly patients admitted to ICU
Low L3 skeletal muscle area (SMA), which is assessed on computed tomography (CT) images, has been reported to indicate poor clinical outcomes of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The dorsal muscle group area at the T12 vertebral level (T12DMA) was used...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6911085/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31836824 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55737-z |