Is rectus abdominis thickness associated with survival among patients with liver cirrhosis? A prospective cohort study
Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia may affect patients with liver cirrhosis and worsen disease outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate ultrasound-measured psoas major (PM) and rectus abdominis (RA) thickness for predicting survival among patients with liver cirrhosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective cohort ...
Fuerza de la Mano, Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones, Cirrosis Hepática/mortalidad, Pronóstico, Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales, Estudios Prospectivos, Recto del Abdomen/diagnóstico por imagen, Rumanía/epidemiología, Sarcopenia/complicaciones, Sarcopenia/diagnóstico por imagen, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad, Análisis de Supervivencia