Sonographic assessment of low muscle quantity identifies mortality risk during COVID‐19: a prospective single‐centre study

Sonographic assessment of low muscle quantity identifies mortality risk during COVID‐19: a prospective single‐centre study

Abstract Background Assessment of muscle quantity by sonographic muscle indices could help identify patients at risk for fatal outcome during coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19). The aim of this study was to explore sonographic muscle indices as predictors of COVID‐19 outcome and to test the feasibi...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang M. Kremer, Christian Labenz, Robert Kuchen, Ingo Sagoschen, Marc Bodenstein, Oliver Schreiner, Marcus A. Wörns, Visvakanth Sivanathan, Arndt Weinmann, Peter R. Galle, Martin F. Sprinzl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Muscle
Morphometry
COVID‐19
Ultrasound
Outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12862

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12862

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