Reliability and feasibility of skeletal muscle ultrasound in the acute burn setting.
Burns
; 49(1): 68-79, 2023 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Despite the impact of muscle wasting after burn, tools to quantify muscle wasting are lacking. This multi-centre study examined the utility of ultrasound to measure muscle mass in acute burn patients comparing different methodologies.METHODS:
B-mode ultrasound was used by two raters to determine feasibility and inter-rater reliability in twenty burned adults following admission. Quadriceps muscle layer thickness (QMLT) and rectus femoris cross-sectional area (RF-CSA) were measured, comparing the use of i) a single versus average measurements, ii) a proximal versus distal location for QMLT, and iii) a maximum- versus no-compression technique for QMLT.RESULTS:
Analysis of twenty burned adults (50 years [95%CI 42-57], 32%TBSA [95%CI 23-40]) yielded ICCs of> 0.97 for QMLT (for either location and compression technique) and> 0.95 for RF-CSA, using average measurements. Relative minimal detectable changes were smaller using no-compression than maximum-compression (6.5% vs. 15%). Using no-compression to measure QMLT was deemed feasible for both proximal and distal locations (94% and 96% of attempted measurements). In 9.5% of cases maximum-compression was not feasible. 95% of RF-CSA measurements were successfully completed.CONCLUSION:
Ultrasound provides feasible and reliable values of quadriceps muscle architecture that can be adapted to clinical scenarios commonly encountered in acute burn settings.Palabras clave
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Quemaduras
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Adult
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Humans
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Burns
Asunto de la revista:
TRAUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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