ICU admission body composition: skeletal muscle, bone, and fat effects on mortality and disability at hospital discharge—a prospective, cohort study

ICU admission body composition: skeletal muscle, bone, and fat effects on mortality and disability at hospital discharge—a prospective, cohort study

Abstract Background Reduced body weight at the time of intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with worse survival, and a paradoxical benefit of obesity has been suggested in critical illness. However, no research has addressed the survival effects of disaggregated body constituents of dry...

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Main Authors: Ariel Jaitovich, Camille L. Dumas, Ria Itty, Hau C. Chieng, Malik M. H. S. Khan, Ali Naqvi, John Fantauzzi, Jesse B. Hall, Paul J. Feustel, Marc A. Judson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Skeletal muscle
Adipose tissue
Bone density
Critical illness
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03276-9

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