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Published in: Critical Care 6/2013

01-12-2013 | Letter

Usefulness and limitations of single-slice computed tomography analysis at the third lumbar region in the assessment of sarcopenia

Authors: Vildan Binay Safer, Umut Safer

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2013

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In the previous issue of Critical Care, Moisey and colleagues [1] report that sarcopenia has potential to serve as a predictor for mortality, discharge disposition, and ICU utilization. Sarcopenia may be mitigated by adequate nutrition supply and early rehabilitation, and so identification of patients with ICU-acquired weakness, who could benefit from rehabilitation, is of fundamental importance [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Usefulness and limitations of single-slice computed tomography analysis at the third lumbar region in the assessment of sarcopenia
Authors
Vildan Binay Safer
Umut Safer
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc13123

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