Low skeletal muscle area is a risk factor for mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Low skeletal muscle area is a risk factor for mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Critical care, 2014, 18: R12.

Weijs, P., et al.

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Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower mortality in mechanically ventilated 
critically ill patients. However, it is yet unclear which body component is responsible for this 
relationship.