Respiratory muscle wasting associated with mortality in patients with severe COVID-19

The presence of respiratory muscle wasting in patients with severe COVID-19 was associated with increased in-patient mortality, according to a study presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress.
“Sarcopenia, or the state of generalized muscle wasting and dysfunction, has been demonstrated to be associated with poor outcomes across various patient populations,” Connor J. Wakefield, MD, resident physician in the department of internal medicine at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, said during a presentation. “There is a lack of research

The presence of respiratory muscle wasting in patients with severe COVID-19 was associated with increased in-patient mortality, according to a study presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress.
“Sarcopenia, or the state of generalized muscle wasting and dysfunction, has been demonstrated to be associated with poor outcomes across various patient populations,” Connor J. Wakefield, MD, resident physician in the department of internal medicine at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, said during a presentation. “There is a lack of research