Publications by authors named "Gisela Nunez-Fritsche"
Low muscle strength and low phase angle predicts greater risk to mortality than severity scales (APACHE, SOFA, and CURB-65) in adults hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.
Oscar Rosas-Carrasco Gisela Núñez-Fritsche Miriam Teresa López-Teros Pamela Acosta-Méndez Juan Carlos Cruz-Oñate
Front Nutr
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the prognostic risk for mortality in adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia by comparing several risk assessment scales (APACHE, SOFA, CURB-65) with measurements of body composition, specifically phase angle (PA) and muscle strength (MS).
- It involved 104 hospitalized adults and incorporated various assessments, including bioelectrical impedance for PA and dynamometry for MS, alongside demographic and health metrics.
- Results indicated that survivors had higher PA and MS compared to non-survivors, suggesting that lower PA and MS could have significant predictive value for mortality, potentially surpassing traditional scoring systems.