Body composition parameters in initial CT imaging of mechanically ventilated trauma patients: Single-centre observational study.
Hans-Jonas MeyerTihomir DermendzhievMichael HetzGeorg OsterhoffChristian KleberTimm DeneckeJeanette HenkelmannRobert WerdehausenGunther HempelManuel Florian StruckPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2024)
In a multivariable analysis of mechanically ventilated trauma patients, CT-defined sarcopenia was significantly associated with 30-day mortality whereas no associations of body composition parameters with ICU LOS and duration of mechanical ventilation were observed.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- trauma patients
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- image quality
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- resistance training
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- bone mineral density
- contrast enhanced
- respiratory failure
- high resolution
- positron emission tomography
- skeletal muscle
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance
- pet ct
- photodynamic therapy