Chest computed tomography-derived muscle mass and quality indicators, in-hospital outcomes, and costs in older inpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Muscle mass and muscle quality assessed by computed tomography (CT) have been associated with poor prognosis in oncology and surgery patients, but the relevant evidence was limited in older patients. We hypothesized that muscle mass and muscle quality indicators derived from opportunistic chest CT images at the 12th thorax vertebra level (T12) could predict in-hospital death, length of hospital stay (hospital LOS), and hospital costs among older patients in acute care wards.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study. Older patients admitted to the acute geriatric wards of a teaching hospital were continuously recruited. Chest CT images were analysed using SliceOmatic software. The skeletal muscle area, skeletal muscle radiodensity, and intermuscular adipose

SUBMITTER: Shen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8977961 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature