Respiratory sarcopenia screening in dialysis patients: cross-sectional and multicentre study protocol

Respiratory sarcopenia screening in dialysis patients: cross-sectional and multicentre study protocol

Abstract Background Respiratory sarcopenia is characterized by the weakness of respiratory muscles associated with sarcopenia due to aging or systemic diseases such as chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients with CKD undergoing dialysis are particularly susceptible to respiratory muscle weakness caus...

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Main Authors: Francini Porcher Andrade, Sheila Borges, César Alencar da Silva Filho, Taís Ferreira Martins, Heloíse Benvenutti, Júlia de Melo Cardoso de Freitas, Fernando Saldanha Thomé, Cristina Karohl, Gabriela Correa Souza, Graziella França Bernardelli Cipriano, Paula Maria Eidt Rovedder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Chronic Kidney Disease
Dialysis
Sarcopenia
Respiratory sarcopenia
Pulmonary function
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03390-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03390-0

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