Low thoracic skeletal muscle is a risk factor for 6-month mortality of severe community-acquired pneumonia in older men in intensive care unit
This study revealed that low thoracic skeletal muscle mass increased the risk of all-cause 6-month mortality in ICU patients with sCAP, particularly among male patients.
Authors
- Yinghe Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-7505)
- Yongpo Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5681-3663)
- Cuicui Dong
- Sheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-7186)
- Yang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3971-6474)
- Mengqin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-6481)
- F. Guo
- Ke Cui
Institutions
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Zhejiang Taizhou Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03200-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- National Key Research and Development Program of China