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Diagnostic Accuracy of Rectus Femoris Ultrasound for Identifying Sarcopenia as Defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 in Haemodialysis Patients

Background: Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in patients with end-stage renal disease and is associated with adverse outcomes. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of rectus femoris ultrasound, compared with bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), for identifying sarcopenia defined by the...