ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2021
Association Between Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit and Sarcopenia Among Hemiplegic Stroke Patients.
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- Assessment tools for patients with stroke-related sarcopenia: a scoping review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Leucine Supplementation in Older Adults with Sarcopenia: A Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Acupuncture Combined with Biofeedback Therapy on Limb Motor Rehabilitation in Patients with Acute Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
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- Upper extremity muscle thickness and grip strength following a boccia-based intervention in hemiparetic individuals.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Associated factors for stroke-related sarcopenia: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation: Novel Predictive Value of CT-Derived Adipose Tissue Density in Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgery.Physiological research · 2025Article
- Usefulness of body composition assessment by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis in subacute post-stroke patients in rehabilitation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Trunk Impairment Scale for Predicting Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density in Young Male Patients With Subacute Stroke.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Relationship between Nutritional Status, Food Consumption and Sarcopenia in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: Preliminary Data.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Natural aging course of lumbar extensor muscle mass and strength in community-dwelling older women: a 1-year prospective observational study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Observational
- Prognostic Value of Isolated Sarcopenia or Malnutrition-Sarcopenia Syndrome for Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Accuracy of Calf Circumference Measurement, SARC-F Questionnaire, and Ishii's Score for Screening Stroke-Related Sarcopenia.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Handgrip Strength: An Irreplaceable Indicator of Muscle Function.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- Association between handgrip strength and small airway disease in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseObservational
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Abstract
objectiveTo discuss the association between the length of stay at the intensive care unit (ICU) and sarcopenia among hemiplegic stroke patients.
methodsThis study evaluated 66 hemiplegic stroke patients with history of ICU admission using handgrip strength and bioelectrical impedance analysis to obtain height-adjusted appendicular skeletal muscle mass. The diagnosis of sarcopenia was made according to the muscle mass based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. The patients were divided into sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic groups. The two groups were statistically analyzed, and the significant factors with differences were studied. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the association between length of stay in the ICU and sarcopenia, after adjusting for potential confounders.
resultsAmong 66 hemiplegic patients with an ICU admission history, 12 patients were diagnosed with sarcopenia. Sarcopenia patients showed lower scores on the Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index and the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination. Additionally, patients with sarcopenia had a longer length of stay in the ICU, and univariate and multivariate analyses confirmed that the ICU length of stay was significantly related to sarcopenia (adjusted odds ratio=1.187; 95% confidence interval, 1.019-1.382; p=0.028).
conclusionThe length of stay in the ICU was significantly associated with sarcopenia in hemiplegic stroke patients.
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