Compound Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis Worsens Outcomes with Increasing Age

Compound Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis Worsens Outcomes with Increasing Age

Background: There are limited data on outcomes of older patients with chronic diseases. Skeletal muscle loss of aging (primary sarcopenia) has been extensively studied but the impact of secondary sarcopenia of chronic disease is not as well evaluated. Older patients with chronic diseases have both p...

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Main Authors: Nicole Welch, Amy Attaway, Annette Bellar, Hayder Alkhafaji, Adil Vural, Srinivasan Dasarathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
sarcopenia
cirrhosis
aging
clinical outcomes
cost of stay
inpatient mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/659

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