Bedside assessment of quadriceps muscle by ultrasound after admission for acute exacerbations of chronic respiratory disease.
Neil J GreeningTheresa C Harvey-DunstanEmma J ChaplinEmma E VincentMike D MorganSally J SinghMichael C SteinerPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2016)
Smaller quadriceps muscle size, as measured by ultrasound in the acute care setting, is an independent risk factor for unscheduled readmission or death, which may have value both in clinical practice and for risk stratification.
Keyphrases
- acute care
- clinical practice
- magnetic resonance imaging
- skeletal muscle
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- liver failure
- drug induced
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- emergency department
- cystic fibrosis
- ultrasound guided
- respiratory failure
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- computed tomography
- hepatitis b virus