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Malnutrition and pectoralis muscle index in medical intensive care unit patients: A matched cohort study.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
April 2024
Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
Background: Muscle assessment is an important component of nutrition assessment. The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) consortium recently underscored the need for more objective muscle assessment methods in clinical settings. Various assessment techniques are available; however, many have limitations in clinical populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntubation Timing in COVID-19 Based on ROX Index and Association With Patient Outcomes.
Respir Care
October 2022
Institute for Research in Health Equity and Community Health, Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, DE.
Background: Timing of intubation in COVID-19 is controversial. We sought to determine the association of the ROX (Respiratory rate-OXygenation) index defined as [Formula: see text] divided by [Formula: see text] divided by breathing frequency at the time of intubation with clinical outcomes.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with COVID-19 who were intubated by using a database composed of electronic health record data from patients with COVID-19 from 62 institutions.