Feasibility of Serial Ultrasound Measurements of the Rectus Femoris Muscle Area to Assess Muscle Loss in Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation in the Intensive Care Unit

End-stage liver disease (ESLD) patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) care before liver transplantation (LT) often experience significant muscle mass loss, which has been associated with mortality. In this exploratory study, we primarily aimed to assess the feasibility of serial ultrasound (US...

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Autores principales: Pita, Alejandro, Ziogas, Ioannis A., Ye, Fei, Chen, Yufan, Rauf, Muhammad A., Matsuoka, Lea K., Kaur, Navpreet, Whang, Gilbert, Zielsdorf, Shannon M., Bastas, Gerasimos, Izzy, Manhal, Alexopoulos, Sophoclis P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020
Materias:
Liver Transplantation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7581147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001067

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7581147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001067

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