The importance of high total body water/fat free mass ratio and serial changes in body composition for predicting hospital mortality in patients with severe pneumonia: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to investigate the impact of body composition variables on hospital mortality compared to other predictive factors among patients with severe pneumonia. Additionally, we aimed to monitor the dynamic changes in body composition variables over the course on days 1, 3,...

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Published in:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Main Authors: Chia-Cheng Tseng, Kai-Yin Hung, Huang-Chih Chang, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chin-Chou Wang, Yu-Mu Chen, Chiung-Yu Lin, Meng-Chih Lin, Wen-Feng Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-09-01
Subjects:
Body composition
Hospital mortality
Severe pneumonia
Nutrition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03302-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03302-4

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