ICU admission body composition: skeletal muscle, bone, and fat effects on mortality and disability at hospital discharge —a prospective, cohort study

Reduced body weight at the time of intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with worse survival, and a paradoxical benefit of obesity has been suggested in critical illness. However, no research has a...

Source: Critical Care - September 21, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Ariel Jaitovich, Camille L. Dumas, Ria Itty, Hau C. Chieng, Malik M. H. S. Khan, Ali Naqvi, John Fantauzzi, Jesse B. Hall, Paul J. Feustel and Marc A. Judson Tags: Research Source Type: research