Trends of loss of peripheral muscle thickness on ultrasonography and its relationship with outcomes among patients with sepsis.
Vijay HaddaRohit KumarGopi Chand KhilnaniMani KalaivaniKaran MadanPawan TiwariSaurabh MittalAnant MohanAshu Seith BhallaRandeep GuleriaPublished in: Journal of intensive care (2018)
Critically ill patients with sepsis exhibit a gradual decline in muscle thickness of both the arm and thigh. Decline in muscle thickness was associated with in-hospital mortality. USG has a potential to identify patients at risk of worse in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes.