Ultrasound monitoring of skeletal muscle wasting and relation to nutritional intervention in critically ill patients: MUScleNut study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Critically ill patients frequently experience profound skeletal muscle (SM) wasting, to which early detection and effective clinical management remain significant challenges. Ultrasonography (US) provides early objective information about SM compared with usual functional tests. The characteristics of the optimal nutritional support are controversial. This observational study aimed to characterize the SM changes through US in the first week after Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and to evaluate the potential interference factors with a focus on nutritional support.

Results

A total of 95 patients (age 55.7 ± 16.01 years, 70.5% male) were included. All the ultrasound SM measures tendentially reduced after admission: quadriceps muscle layer thickness (QMLT) 10.03%

SUBMITTER: Rosa Domingues C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12669447 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature