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Novel Tools to Assess Muscle Sarcopenic Process in ICU Patients: Are They Worthwhile?
Sergio Ruiz-Santana1,2, Carmen Rosa Hernández-Socorro3,4
1ICU, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
|May 27, 2023
Abstract:
Critical illness induces hypercatabolic response with severe loss of lean body mass, this being a key symptom in patients with prolonged ICU stay and is associated with acquired muscle weakness, long-term mechanical ventilation, fatigue, delayed recovery, and poor quality of life after ICU stay [...].
