SARCOPENIA IS A FREQUENT DISEASE IN SARS-COV-2 INFECTION.

Sandro IannacconeLuigia BruglieraAlfio SpinaGianluca NoceraAndrea TettamantiAlessandra GiordaniSara AngelonePaola CastellazziPaolo CiminoJeffrey D PadulElise HoudayerFederica Alemanno

Published 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
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
sars cov
electronic health record
quality improvement
physical activity
weight gain
machine learning
big data
artificial intelligence
weight loss