Muscle depletion in cirrhotic patients assessed using computed tomography: a cross-sectional study
São Paulo med. j
;
138(2): 152-157, Mar.-Apr. 2020. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1139679
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:
Sarcopenia is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis and may lead to increased morbidity and mortality.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with disease severity scores, among patients with cirrhosis. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
Observational and retrospective cohort study carried out in a tertiary-care hospital in southern Brazil.METHODS:
This study was conducted among patients with chronic liver disease who were followed up at the gastroenterology and hepatology outpatient clinic of a tertiary-care hospital in southern Brazil and who underwent computed tomography scans of the abdomen through any indication.RESULTS:
We included 83 patients in the study. In the population evaluated, there was a predominance of males (57.80%) and the mean age was 56 years. Hepatitis B or C virus was present in the genesis of the disease in 34.9% of the cases, followed by an etiology of alcohol abuse (30.1%). Sarcopenia was diagnosed in 41 (49.4%) of the patients when the cutoff point for cirrhotic patients was used. There was no significant correlation between the Child-Pugh and MELD severity scores and the occurrence of sarcopenia.CONCLUSION:
Sarcopenia presents high prevalence among patients with chronic liver disease, without any association with predictors of severity.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Sarcopenia
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Cirrose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Criança
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre/BR
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Unimed Porto Alegre/BR
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Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre/BR
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