Sarcopenia is a predictive factor for prolonged intensive care unit stays in high‐energy blunt trauma patients

Sarcopenia is a predictive factor for prolonged intensive care unit stays in high‐energy blunt trauma patients

Aim Sarcopenia has been increasingly reported as a prognostic factor for outcome in settings such as cirrhosis, liver transplantation, and emergent surgery. We aimed to elucidate the significance of sarcopenia in severe blunt trauma patients. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 84 patients emergentl...

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Main Authors: Tomohiko Akahoshi, Mitsuhiro Yasuda, Kenta Momii, Kensuke Kubota, Yuji Shono, Noriyuki Kaku, Kentaro Tokuda, Takashi Nagata, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Ken Shirabe, Makoto Hashizume, Yoshihiko Maehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-10-01
Series:Acute Medicine & Surgery
Subjects:
High‐energy blunt trauma
intensive care unit
muscle atrophy
sarcopenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.195

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.195

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