Observational studyThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2024
Muscle mass loss measured with portable ultrasound in hospitalized older adults: The ECOSARC study.
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"SARCOPENIA MEASURED BY ULTRASOUND IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS" (ECOSARC Study).
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Acute Sarcopenia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Its Incidence and Muscle Parameter Shifts During Hospitalisation.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Pooled it
- Rethinking sarcopenia: a conceptual shift towards a muscle health continuum.European geriatric medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on the Thickness of Appendicular and Respiratory Muscles, Functionality, and Frailty in Patients From a Transitional Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic evaluation of quadriceps femoris muscle mass in critically ill patients aged 60 years and older: a prospective observational study.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Muscle thickness from amplitude mode ultrasound and clinical outcomes in patients with cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Normative data of ultrasound quadriceps rectus femoris geometric values. The ECOSARC-2 Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Article
- Association between nutritional targets and muscle index changes in patients with terminal cancer under palliative care.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Interplay between oxidative stress and physical exercise in hospitalized older adults: a secondary analysis of an RCT using malondialdehyde as a biomarker.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe main objective was to analyze the evolution of muscle of the Quadriceps Rectus Femoris (QRF) between admission and discharge, in older adults hospitalized with an acute medical disease in Acute Geriatric Units (AGUs).
designProspective multicentric observational cohort study.
settingSeven AGUs from University Hospitals in Spain.
participantsHospitalized adults ≥ 70 years old, able to ambulate and without severe dementia. MEASUREMENTS: Ultrasound measurements of QRF were acquired at 2/3 distal between anterior-superior iliac spine and patella in both legs by trained Geriatricians. Ultrasound Chison model ECO2 was used. QRF area, thickness, edema, echogenicity, and fasciculations were measured.
resultsFrom the complete sample (n = 143), in 45 (31.5%) participants, ultrasound images were classified as non-valid by an expert radiologist. Mean age was 87.8 (SD 5.4). Mean hospital stay 7.6 days (SD 4.3). From those with valid images, 36 (49.3%), 2 (2.7%), and 35 (47.9%) presented a decrease, equal values, or an increase in QRF area from baseline to discharge, respectively, and 37 (50.0%), 2 (2.7%), and 35 (47.3%) presented a decrease, equal values, or an increase in QRF thickness, respectively. 26 (35.6%) presented a decrease in more than 0.2 cm
conclusionOne third of older adults develop significant muscle loss during a hospitalization for acute medical diseases. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05113758.
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