Does body mass index impact on muscle wasting and recovery following critical illness? A pilot feasibility observational study.
E SegaranL WandragM StotzM TerblancheMary HicksonPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2016)
Obese patients lost muscle depth in a comparable manner to non-obese patients, suggesting that BMI may not prevent muscle depth loss. It was not possible to determine the effect on strength because the clinical condition of patients precluded reliable measurements.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- bariatric surgery
- body mass index
- gastric bypass
- roux en y gastric bypass
- skeletal muscle
- end stage renal disease
- weight loss
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- optical coherence tomography
- physical activity
- weight gain
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported