Association of tissue oxygen saturation levels with skeletal muscle injury in the critically ill.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the association between the level of tissue oxygen saturation (StO₂) and quadriceps/skeletal muscle dysfunction, measured using the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and ultrasonography, in critically ill patients. Thirty-four patients hospitalized at the Critical Care Medicine Center of Kindai University Hospital, between January 2022 and March 2023, were enrolled in this study. The StO₂ of the quadriceps muscle was measured via near-infrared spectroscopy. Muscle atrophy was measured by the thickness, cross-sectional area (CSA), and echo intensity of the rectus femoris (RF). These values were evaluated every alternate day until 13 days after admission or until discharge, whichever occurred first. Muscle weakness was assessed using t

SUBMITTER: Sugiya R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature