Predictors of Sarcopenia in Outpatients with Post-Critical SARS-CoV2 Disease. Nutritional Ultrasound of Rectus Femoris Muscle, a Potential Tool.
Isabel M Cornejo-ParejaAna Gloria Soler-BeunzaIsabel María Vegas-AguilarRocío Fernández-JiménezFrancisco J TinahonesJose Manuel García-AlmeidaPublished in: Nutrients (2022)
More than half of the post-critical COVID-19 survivors had sarcopenic obesity and functional impairment of handgrip strength. Intensive care unit stay, age, and mechanical ventilation all predict sarcopenia. An ultrasound, when applied to the assessment of body composition in post-critical COVID-19 patients, provided the possibility of assessing sarcopenia in this population.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- mechanical ventilation
- body composition
- intensive care unit
- skeletal muscle
- magnetic resonance imaging
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- resistance training
- coronavirus disease
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- bone mineral density
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- young adults
- adipose tissue
- respiratory failure
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- computed tomography
- risk assessment
- human health