The link between nutritional status and outcomes in COVID-19 patients in ICU: Is obesity or sarcopenia the real problem?

Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Sep:91:93-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.06.028. Epub 2021 Jul 2.

Authors

Alessio Molfino¹, Giovanni Imbimbo², Veronica Rizzo³, Maurizio Muscaritoli², Daniela Alampi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: alessio.molfino@uniroma1.it.
² Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medical-Surgical sciences and translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Intensive care unit; Muscularity; Obesity; Sarcopenia.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Nutritional Status
Obesity / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Sarcopenia* / epidemiology