biostudies-literatureUnknown12(4)Wongtangman T<h4>Background and objective</h4>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).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>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 hiJournal of clinical medicine1251https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9968231biostudies-literatureAssociation of Sonographic Sarcopenia and Falls in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department.PMC9968231Vivian RLiu SWAl Saud AGullikson JWongtangman THines RShokoohi HThatphet PMcFadden KMa IParente JPerkisas SMorone CfalseAssociation of Sonographic Sarcopenia and Falls in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department.<h4>Background and objective</h4>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).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>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 hi2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Feb2025-04-04T21:47:51.425Z2025-02-18T23:57:26.611ZS-EPMC99682313683578710.3390/jcm12041251