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Does Muscle Mass At Intensive Care Unit Admission Determine Mortality: the Memo Study
Sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva
Summary
This retrospective monocentric study aims to investigate whether a low muscle mass at ICU admission and its loss over the ICU stay predicts mortality, and in what proportion we can counteract it by nutritional support.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
4000
Start Date
2010-01-01
Completion Date
2025-10-31
Last Updated
2024-12-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
exposure(s) of interest : intensive care unit
Low muscle mass is highly prevalent at hospital admission, and muscle mass generally decreases during hospital stay, especially in critically-ill patients. We would like to mesure muscle mas in critically ill patients and determine the association between outcomes.
Locations (1)
Laurence Genton
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland