<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-id>2011-7582</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[rev. colomb. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2011-7582</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2011-75822022000400612</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.30944/20117582.1215</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Medidas antropométricas versus grosor de masa muscular como predictores de mortalidad en la unidad de cuidado intensivo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Anthropometric measurements versus muscle mass thickness as predictors of mortality in the intensive care unit]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinosa-Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario Fernando]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Restrepo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Manuel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanjuan-Marín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Felipe]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medina-Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rolando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Surcolombiana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Neiva ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Valle  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Neiva ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>612</fpage>
<lpage>619</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2011-75822022000400612&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2011-75822022000400612&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2011-75822022000400612&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción. En Colombia, la tasa de mortalidad en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos es cercana al 32 %, por lo anterior, se han estudiado múltiples predictores de mortalidad que identifiquen de manera precoz una evolución inadecuada. La masa muscular corresponde a cerca del 50 % del peso corporal y cumple importantes funciones metabólicas, como la generación de energía y la homeostasis de la glucosa. Se ha informado la disminución de hasta el 1,6 % de la masa muscular por día en pacientes críticos, factor relacionado con la mortalidad.  Métodos. Se realizó un estudio de cohorte prospectiva entre enero de 2020 y diciembre de 2021, con una muestra no probabilística a conveniencia, incluyendo a los pacientes que ingresaron a las diferentes Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Hospital Universitario Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo, en quienes se realizó un registro periódico de las medidas antropométricas y del grosor del musculo cuádriceps.  Resultados. Se incluyeron 82 pacientes, encontrando como variables asociadas a la mortalidad la edad, el número de días de hospitalización, el índice de masa corporal y el delta del musculo cuádriceps. Una medida del grosor del musculo cuádriceps al ingreso menor de 2,5 cm, se asoció con alto riesgo de muerte y una disminución de más de 1,72 cm durante el control ecográfico se relacionó con mal pronóstico.  Conclusiones.  Aunque estas variables se eligieron en función de su asociación con mortalidad, nuestros resultados emplean importantes características, como la medición del grosor muscular y su delta durante la estancia en la unidad de cuidados intensivos, lo que indica un mayor consumo de las reservas fisiológicas, asociándose a mayor riesgo de complicaciones y mortalidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction.  In Colombia, the mortality rate in the Intensive Care Unit is close to 32%; therefore, multiple mortality predictors have been studied to identify an inadequate evolution early. Muscle mass corresponds to about 50% of body weight and fulfills important metabolic functions such as energy generation and glucose homeostasis. A decrease of up to 1.6% of muscle mass per day has been reported in critically ill patients, a factor related to mortality.  Methods.  A prospective cohort study was carried out between May and June 2020, with a non-probabilistic convenience sample, including patients admitted to the different Intensive Care Units of the Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital, performing a periodic record of anthropometric measurements and the thickness of the quadriceps muscle.  Results.  82 patients were included, finding age, number of hospital days, body mass index, and quadriceps muscle delta as variables associated with mortality. A measurement of the thickness of the quadriceps muscle at admission &lt;2.5 cm was associated with a high risk of death and a decrease of &gt;1.72 cm during the ultrasound control was associated with a poor prognosis.  Conclusions.  Although these variables were chosen based on their association with mortality, our results use important characteristics such as the measurement of muscle thickness and its delta during the stay in the intensive care unit, which indicates a greater consumption of physiological reserves associated with greater risk of complications and mortality.]]></p></abstract>
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