Ali Ait Hssain, Nicolas Farigon, Hamid Merdji, Dominique Guelon, Julien Bohé, Sophie Cayot, Russel Chabanne, Jean-Michel Constantin, Bruno Pereira, Damien Bouvier, Nicolas Andant, Hubert Roth, Ronan Thibault, Vincent Sapin, Michel Hasselmann, Bertrand Souweine, Noël Cano, Yves Boirie, Claire Dupuis
BACKGROUND & AIMS: After a prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay patients experience increased mortality and morbidity. The primary aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of nutritional status, body mass composition and muscle strength, as assessed by body mass index (BMI), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), handgrip (HG) test, and that of the biological features to predict one-year survival at the end of a prolonged ICU stay. METHODS: This was a multicenter prospective observational study...
October 2023: Clinical Nutrition