Muscle strength and muscle mass as predictors of hospital length of stay in patients with moderate to severe COVID‐19: a prospective observational study

• Main Authors: Saulo Gil (Author), Wilson Jacob Filho (Author), Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo (Author), Eduardo Ferriolli (Author), Alexandre Leopold Busse (Author), Thiago Junqueira Avelino‐Silva (Author), Igor Longobardi (Author), Gersiel Nascimento deOliveira Júnior (Author), Paul Swinton (Author), Bruno Gualano (Author), Hamilton Roschel (Author), The HCFMUSP COVID‐19 Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Strength and muscle mass are predictors of relevant clinical outcomes in critically ill patients, but in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19, it remains to be determined. In this prospective observational study, we investigated whether muscle strength or muscle mass are predictiv...