Association of Sonographic Sarcopenia and Falls in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

To determine the association between point-of-care-ultrasonography (POCUS)-measured sarcopenia and grip strength, as well as the history of prior-year falls among older adults admitted to the emergency department observation unit (EDOU).

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional observational study was conducted over 8 months at a large urban teaching hospital. A consecutive sample of patients who were 65 years or older and admitted to the EDOU were enrolled in the study. Using standardized techniques, trained research assistants and co-investigators measured patients' biceps brachii and thigh quadriceps muscles via a linear transducer. Grip strength was measured using a Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer. Participants were surveyed regarding their hi

SUBMITTER: Wongtangman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9968231 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature