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
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patients undergoing
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- systematic review
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- skeletal muscle
- mass spectrometry
- patient reported
- glycemic control