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We investigated bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)-derived parameters in critically ill patients to evaluate any differences between survivors and nonsurvivors.We calculated severity scores for 241 critically ill surgical patients (161 male and 80 female; mean age, 62.9years) using three severity scoring systems (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment,...
Patients who require mechanical ventilation (MV) may experience diaphragm atrophy, which may delay the discontinuation of MV. Here, we used computed tomographic (CT) scans to confirm this phenomenon.Patients who underwent two chest CT scans while on MV were retrospectively evaluated. Diaphragm thickness was measured using a three-dimensional CT image processing program.Thirteen patients, including...
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