Clinical Trial: CT-Determined Sarcopenia and Mortality in Critically Ill Cancer Patients
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition:
Sarcopenia
Cancer
Critical Illness
Malnutrition
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Association Between Computed Tomography-Determined Sarcopenia and 28-Day Mortality in Critically Ill Cancer Patients: An Analytical Observational Study
Brief Summary:
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the association between computed tomography-determined sarcopenia and muscle quality impairment with 28-day mortality in adult patients (aged 18 and older) with solid or hematologic malignancies admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).The main question it aims to answer is: Is lower psoas muscle quality, calculated using the Hounsfield Unit Average Calculation (HUAC), associated with increased 28-day mortality in critically ill cancer patients? Researchers will…
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