ArticleAnnals of the American Thoracic Society2017
Skeletal Muscle Ultrasound in Critical Care: A Tool in Need of Translation.
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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.
Body Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Observational Study
Evaluation of Peripheral Muscle With Ultrassonografic of Critical Patients With Covid-19
Diagnostic Accuracy of Masseter and Rectus Femoris Muscle Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Dysphagia and Sarcopenia in Critically Ill Patients
Who cites it
70 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 186 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Muscle Wasting Following Major Abdominal Surgery.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Pooled it
- The role of ultrasound of the quadriceps femoris in people with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2026Pooled it
- Non invasive techniques for direct muscle quality assessment after exercise intervention in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Muscle Changes Assessed by Ultrasonography on Muscle Strength and Functioning after ICU Discharge: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Combined intravenous bolus amino acid supplementation and mobilization on early muscle loss in critically ill adults: A randomized controlled trial.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Trial
- Clinical evaluation of AI-assisted muscle ultrasound for monitoring muscle wasting in ICU patients.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- The metabolic effects of intermittent versus continuous feeding in critically ill patients.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Ultrasound assessment of muscle mass in response to exercise training in chronic kidney disease: a comparison with MRI.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2019Trial
- Association between fluid balance, muscle strength, and muscle quality in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study.Intensive care medicine experimental · 2026Article
- Timing-specific neutrality in a rigorous ICU anabolic trial.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Article
- Methodological standards for body composition assessment-an expert-endorsed guide for research and clinical applications: bioimpedance, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computerized tomography, and ultrasound methods.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Review
- Protein nutrition in the ICU: a Delphi exercise to highlight knowledge and opinions of different professional groups involved in patient critical care.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- First-week caloric intake and 1-year mortality in critically ill medical patients with mechanical ventilation: A retrospective study.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Early Measurement of Quadriceps Response to Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Identify Future ICU-Acquired Weakness.Critical care medicine · 2026Observational
- Ultrasound and strain elastography in the intensive care setting for assessment of adult sarcopenia bedside.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Observational
- Ultrasound- and circumference-based quadriceps mass is an independent predictor of 28-day mortality in critically ill patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Multimodal imaging of tibialis anterior muscle adaptations to neutral-position immobilization.PloS one · 2026Article
- Point-of-care kinesiological ultrasound certification process based on statistical and clinical criteria for skeletal muscle assessment.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Point of care ultrasonography of quadriceps femoris muscle thickness for assessing nutritional status in critically ill children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Recognizing malnutrition in adults with critical illness: Guidance statements from the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2025Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
With the emerging interest in documenting and understanding muscle atrophy and function in critically ill patients and survivors, ultrasonography has transformational potential for measurement of muscle quantity and quality. We discuss the importance of quantifying skeletal muscle in the intensive care unit setting. We also identify the merits and limitations of various modalities that are capable of accurately and precisely measuring muscularity. Ultrasound is emerging as a potentially powerful tool for skeletal muscle quantification; however, there are key challenges that need to be addressed in future work to ensure useful interpretation and comparability of results across diverse observational and interventional studies. Ultrasound presents several methodological challenges, and ultimately muscle quantification combined with metabolic, nutritional, and functional markers will allow optimal patient assessment and prognosis. Moving forward, we recommend that publications include greater detail on landmarking, repeated measures, identification of muscle that was not assessable, and reproducible protocols to more effectively compare results across different studies.
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