THICKNESS OF THE ADDUCTOR POLLICIS MUSCLE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Abstract
This study evaluated the thickness of the adductor pollicis muscle (APMT) and its association with nutritional status and clinical outcome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with acute kidney injury (AKI) on dialysis. For this, the measurement of the APMT was performed, applied the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), and laboratory markers were collected from 50 patients diagnosed with dialysis AKI recently admitted to the ICU. Additionally, the clinical outcome of these patients was observed. All patients had nutritional status depletion by SGA. There was a statistically significant relationship between APMT and mortality, as well as a correlation between APMT and albumin and APMT and creatinine. In conclusion, APMT may be a predictor of mortality in patients with dialysis AKI in the ICU.
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