Assessment of quadriceps muscle mass by ultrasound in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery.
Nestor David Caicedo BuitragoDiana Trejos GallegoMaria Cristina Florián PérezCarlos Andrés Quintero CardonaCristian Chaparro BoteroPublished in: The ultrasound journal (2024)
Patients in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery evaluated by ultrasound exhibit both quantitative and qualitative changes in quadriceps muscle mass. A significant reduction in muscle mass is observed but this is not associated with unfavorable outcomes.
Keyphrases
- cardiac surgery
- acute kidney injury
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- systematic review
- high resolution
- ultrasound guided
- type diabetes
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- patient reported