Ultrasound monitoring of skeletal muscle wasting and relation to nutritional intervention in critically ill patients: MUScleNut study
Present findings demonstrate a marked reduction in the SM ultrasound measures evaluated in the first week after ICU admission, mainly in patients at nutritional risk. More evidence on optimal nutritional strategies to attenuate SM wasting is warranted.
Authors
- Luís Bento
- Philip Fortuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-9109)
- C. Rosa Domingues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3306-8912)
- Simão Rodeia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-7900)
- V. Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0724-5612)
- Ana Brito-Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-9199)
- Ana Rita Francisco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0087-8641)
- Laura Rodríguez Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-6774)
- Madalena Costa
- Carolina Cerca
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Hospital de São José (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-025-00823-y
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Siemens Healthineers