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ArticleScientific reports2025

The cross-sectional area of the erector spinae muscle is an adverse indicator for patient with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Shan Gong, Yankui Wu, Xin Huang, Nan Di, QiLan Wu, Guoping Hu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shan Gong *Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yankui Wu *Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xin HuangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Nan DiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
QiLan WuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Guoping HuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. hgpgz@126.com.

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To assess the function of the erector spinae muscle's cross-sectional area (ESM

Indexed as

Paraspinal MusclesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedAged, 80 and overDisease ProgressionFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedAECOPDCross-sectional area of the erector spinae muscleMortalityPrognosis༛mortality

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PMID40850983
PMCPMC12375758

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