The Impact of Body Mass Composition on Outcome in Multiple Traumatized Patients-Results from the Fourth Thoracic and Third Lumbar Vertebrae: A Single-Center Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body mass composition (BC) was shown to correlate with outcome in patients after surgery and minor trauma. As BC is assessed using computed tomography (CT) and routinely applied in multiple trauma (MT), this study will help to analyze whether BC variables also correlate with outcome in trauma patients.

Materials and methods

Inclusion criteria were MT (Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 15) and whole-body CT (WBCT) scan on admission. Muscle and fat tissue were assessed at the level of the fourth thoracic vertebra (T4) and the third lumbar vertebra (L3) using Slice-O-matic software, version 5.0 (Tomovision, Montreal, QC, Canada). Univariate and multivariate regression models were used with regard to outcome parameters such as duration of ventilation, hospital stay, local

SUBMITTER: Belger E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10095228 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature