ArticleClinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)2022
Thoracic sarcopenia as a predictive factor of SARS-COV2 evolution.
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- Prevalence and clinical implications of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Assessment of the Relationship between Pre-Existing Muscle Atrophy, Subcutaneous Fat Volume, and the Prognosis of COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Sarcopenia, myosteatosis and inflammation are independent prognostic factors of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia patients admitted to the ICU.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between Muscle Mass Index and Neurological Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Radiologic Features of T10 Paravertebral Muscle Sarcopenia: Prognostic Factors in COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2023Article
- Pectoralis muscle area measured at T4 level is closely associated with adverse COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2023Article
- Association of nitrogen balance trajectories with clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Observational
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Abstract
purposeEvaluation of CT sarcopenia as a predictor of intensive care hospitalization during SARS-COV2 infection. MATERIALS AND
methodsSingle-center retrospective study of patients admitted to hospital with SARS-COV2 infection. The estimation of muscle mass (skeletal muscle index (SMI)) for sarcopenia, measurement of muscle density for muscle quality and body adiposity, were based on CT views on the T4 and L3 levels measured at admission. Demographic data, percentage of pulmonary parenchymal involvement as well as the orientation of patients during hospitalization and the risk of hospitalization in intensive care were collected.
resultsA total of 162 patients hospitalized for SARS-COV2 infection were included (92 men and 70 women, with an average age of 64.6 years and an average BMI of 27.4). The muscle area measured at the level of L3 was significantly associated with the patient's unfavorable evolution (124.4cm2 [97; 147] vs 141.5 cm
conclusionThis study demonstrates that thoracic and abdominal sarcopenia are independently associated with an increased risk of hospitalization in an intensive care unit, suggesting the need to assess sarcopenia on admission during SARS-COV2 infection.
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