Marcelo de Araújo Nazaré

Prevalence and magnitude of muscle loss in the pediatric intensive care unit assessed by ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and quantify the variation in quadriceps femoris muscle thickness in children admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and to identify factors associated with this loss. METHODS: Searches were performed in Cochrane Library, Embase, Pu...