Sarcopenia and frailty as predictor of outcome in critically ill elderly patients with multiple comorbidities

Sarcopenia and frailty as predictor of outcome in critically ill elderly patients with multiple comorbidities

Abstract Background Frailty and sarcopenia are important conditions that grow more common as people age. Frailty, a multi-system illness linked to heightened vulnerability to stresses, and sarcopenia, a loss of muscle mass and function, both raise the likelihood of unfavorable health outcomes includ...

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Main Authors: Dina mostafa Elmaleh, Dina Morsy Ahmed Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
Frailty
Mortality
Critically ill
ICU
Mechanical ventilation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-024-00388-4
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