SARCOPENIA IS A FREQUENT DISEASE IN SARS-COV-2 INFECTION.
Sandro IannacconeLuigia BruglieraAlfio SpinaGianluca NoceraAndrea TettamantiAlessandra GiordaniSara AngelonePaola CastellazziPaolo CiminoJeffrey D PadulElise HoudayerFederica AlemannoPublished in: Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications (2023)
More than 40% of our patients suffered from sarcopenia, which was associated with ageing, depression, low body mass index, reduction in functional autonomy and being a woman. Such data provide evidence for the need to assist hospitalized COVID-19 patients by means of a multidisciplinary specialist team.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- skeletal muscle
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- sars cov
- prognostic factors
- depressive symptoms
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- big data
- case report
- weight gain
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease