Ryuji Sugiya, Shinichi Arizono, Yuji Higashimoto, Yuta Kimoto, Masashi Shiraishi, Hiroki Mizusawa, Yuichi Tawara, Hironori Shigeoka, Jan Bakker, Koichiro Shinozaki
This study aimed to investigate the association between the level of tissue oxygen saturation (StO2 ) and quadriceps/skeletal muscle dysfunction, measured using the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and ultrasonography, in critically ill patients. Thirty-four patients hospitalized at the Critical Care Medicine Center of Kindai University Hospital, between January 2022 and March 2023, were enrolled in this study. The StO2 of the quadriceps muscle was measured via near-infrared spectroscopy. Muscle atrophy was measured by the thickness, cross-sectional area (CSA), and echo intensity of the rectus femoris (RF)...
February 27, 2024: Scientific Reports