Ultrasonography to measure quadriceps muscle in critically ill patients: A literature review of reported methodologies

Anaesth Intensive Care. 2019 Sep;47(5):423-434. doi: 10.1177/0310057X19875152. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

Authors

Luke M Weinel^{1

2}, Matthew J Summers^{1

2}, Lee-Anne Chapple^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
² Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

PMID: 31640395
DOI: 10.1177/0310057X19875152

No abstract available

Keywords: Critical illness; cross-sectional area; muscle size; muscle thickness; muscle wasting; quadriceps; ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Critical Illness*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Quadriceps Muscle* / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography