Is rectus abdominis thickness associated with survival among patients with liver cirrhosis? A prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia may affect patients with liver cirrhosis and worsen disease outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate ultrasound-measured psoas major (PM) and rectus abdominis (RA) thickness for predicting survival among patients with liver cirrhosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective cohort study in a...

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Autores principales: Ciocîrlan, Maria, Mănuc, Mircea, Diculescu, Mircea, Ciocîrlan, Mihai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2019
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31721939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2019.000406082019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31721939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2019.000406082019

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