Low thoracic skeletal muscle index is associated with negative outcomes in 244 patients with respiratory COVID-19
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is associated with negative outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and during chronic diseases. We aimed to evaluate if low skeletal muscle index (SMI) measured by computed tomography (CT) at the thoracic level is associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized patients...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9674398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36521254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2022.11.011 |