ArticleBioMed research international2018
The Relation between Sarcopenia and Mortality in Patients at Intensive Care Unit.
Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04791540 (Observational Pilot Study in Patients Who Underwent Tracheostomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Observational Pilot Study in Patients Who Underwent Tracheostomy: Sarcopenia Assessment by Handgrip Strenght and BIA. Association to Malnutrion Risk, Nutritional Status, Gut Microbioma and Decannulation Time.
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The effect of pre-existing sarcopenia on outcomes of critically ill patients treated for COVID-19.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2025Article
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- Psoas Muscle Index as a Predictor of Perioperative Outcomes in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery.Global spine journal · 2023Article
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- Sarcopenia is the independent predictor of mortality in critically ill patients with cirrhosis.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2022Article
- Increased nutrition risk at admission is associated with longer hospitalization in children and adolescents with COVID-19.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Analysis of the Association of Psoas and Masseter Muscles with Traumatic Brain Injury Using Computed Tomography Anthropometry.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2021Article
- Assessment of Sarcopenia in the Intensive Care Unit and 1-Year Mortality in Survivors of Critical Illness.Nutrients · 2021Observational
- Influence of sarcopenia focused on critically ill patients.Acute and critical care · 2021Article
- Sarcopenia in women with hip fracture: A comparison of hormonal biomarkers and their relationship to skeletal muscle mass and function.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2020Article
- Relationship between Sarcopenia and Mortality in Elderly Inpatients.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2020Article
- Psoas Muscle Area Measured with Computed Tomography at Admission to Intensive Care Unit: Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism.BioMed research international · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimPsoas muscle area (PMA) can reflect the status of skeletal muscle in the whole body. It has been also reported that decreased PMA was associated with postoperative mortality or morbidity after several surgical procedures. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relation between PMA and mortality in all age groups in intensive care unit (UNIT). MATERIALS AND
methodThe study consists of 362 consecutive patients. The demographic characteristics of patients, indications for ICU hospitalization, laboratory parameters, and clinical parameters consist of mortality and length of stay, and surgery history was obtained from intensive care archive records.
resultsThe mean age was 61.2 ± 18.2 years, and the percentage of female was 33.3%. The mean duration of stay was 10.3 ± 24.4 days. Exitus ratio, partial healing, and healing were 25%, 70%, and 5%, respectively. The mean right, left, and total PMA were 8.7 ± 3.6, 8.9 ± 3.4, and 17.6 ± 6.9, respectively. The left and total PMA averages of the nonoperation patients were statistically significantly lower (
conclusionOur data suggest that sarcopenia can be used to risk stratification in ICU patients. Future studies may use this technique to individualize postoperative interventions that may reduce the risk for an adverse discharge disposition related to critical illness, such as early mobilization, optimized nutritional support, and reduction of sedation and opioid dose.
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