Thresholds and Mortality Associations of Paraspinous Muscle Sarcopenia in Older Trauma Patients

Stephen J Kaplan; K Lynn Zhao; Melanie Koren; Itay Bentov; May J Reed; Tam N Pham

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0435

Thresholds and Mortality Associations of Paraspinous Muscle Sarcopenia in Older Trauma Patients

JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 1;155(7):662-664. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0435.

Authors

Stephen J Kaplan^{1

2}, K Lynn Zhao³, Melanie Koren^{1

4}, Itay Bentov⁵, May J Reed¹, Tam N Pham⁶

Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
² Section of General, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
³ University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
⁴ Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
⁶ Division of Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the correlation between paraspinous sarcopenia at the T12 level and threshold and the association with long-term outcomes in older trauma patients.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / complications
Abdominal Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Paraspinal Muscles / diagnostic imaging*
Retrospective Studies
Sarcopenia / complications
Sarcopenia / diagnostic imaging*
Sarcopenia / mortality*
Thoracic Injuries / complications
Thoracic Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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