Sarcopenia is an effective predictor of difficult-to-wean and mortality among critically ill surgical patients.

Hao-Wei KouChih-Hua YehHsin-I TsaiChih-Chieh HsuYi-Chung HsiehWei-Ting ChenHao-Tsai ChengMing-Chin YuChao-Wei Lee

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Sarcopenia is an independent risk factor for DtW and ICU mortality. TPA has predictive value when assessing weaning outcomes and can be used as an effective adjunct predictor along with conventional weaning parameters.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
cardiovascular events
skeletal muscle
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
cardiovascular disease
community dwelling
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
metabolic syndrome