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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2016

Sarcopenia in cases of chronic and acute illness. A mini-review.

Peter Dovjak

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. [Cardiorenal syndrome in geriatric patients].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2024
    Article
  4. Frailty in older adults with heart disease.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022
    Review
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter DovjakDepartment of Acute Geriatrics, Salzkammergutklinikum Gmunden, Miller von Aichholzstraße 49, 4810, Gmunden, Austria. peter.dovjak@gespag.at.
Salzburger Landeskliniken · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLoss of muscle mass and muscle weakness are often found in cases of acute or chronic illness in elderly patients. Sarcopenia is a risk factor for complications and higher mortality. Based on an exact diagnosis and knowledge of the risk factors for developing sarcopenia, it is now possible to improve the prognosis by providing effective treatment options.

methodsThis review was carried out based on a PubMed search in the period from 1998 to 2015 using original articles and reviews and posting the terms "sarcopenia", "elderly" and "acute illness".

conclusionGiven the evidence from the current literature, in the case of acute illness it is feasible to identify patients at risk, diagnose sarcopenia and prescribe a multidimensional treatment program to prevent or treat sarcopenia even in the bustling environment of geriatric wards or institutions.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseAgedChronic DiseaseFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle WeaknessPhysical ExaminationSarcopeniaAcute illnessCachexiaChronic illnessElderlySarcopenia

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PMID26610636
OpenAlexW2183377228

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