The impact of sarcopenia on short-term and long-term mortality in patients with septic shock.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite medical advances, septic shock remains one of the main causes of high mortality in critically ill patients. Although sarcopenia is considered a predictor of mortality in septic shock patients, most studies have only investigated short-term mortality, and those on long-term prognosis are limited. We investigated the impact of sarcopenia on long-term mortality in a large patient population with septic shock.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study comprising 905 patients with septic shock was conducted from 2008 to 2019. Sarcopenia was defined based on the measurement of the total abdominal muscle area, assessed using abdominal computed tomography scans. Thereafter, we stratified the patients into two groups-sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups-and compared the

SUBMITTER: Oh HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397556 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature