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The impact of sarcopenia on short‐term and long‐term mortality in patients with septic shock

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Despite medical advances, septic shock remains one of the main causes of high mortality in critically ill patients. Although sarcopenia is considered a predictor of mortality in septic shock patients,… Click to show full abstract

Despite medical advances, septic shock remains one of the main causes of high mortality in critically ill patients. Although sarcopenia is considered a predictor of mortality in septic shock patients, most studies have only investigated short‐term mortality, and those on long‐term prognosis are limited. We investigated the impact of sarcopenia on long‐term mortality in a large patient population with septic shock.

Keywords: long term; septic shock; term mortality; mortality; term

Journal Title: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Year Published: 2022

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