A novel imaging index for predicting adverse progression in acute-on-chronic liver failure related to hepatitis B virus: the low erector spine index

It is widely known that muscle mass influences the outcomes of many chronic diseases. Erector spine mass is a convenient parameter obtained from routine abdominal computed tomography (CT). The clinical application value of erector spine mass, and whether erector spine mass could predict the outcome...

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Published in:BMC gastroenterology 2023-10, Vol.23 (1), p.1-367, Article 367
Main Authors: Zhou, Chao, Liu, Yuan, Liang, Xiaoxiao, Zhang, Ning, He, Tingting, Zhang, Jingjing, Zhang, Jin, Fu, Shuangnan, Li, Xin, Liu, Pengcheng, Zhang, Tianyi, Gong, Man
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adefovir dipivoxil
Ascites
Chronic diseases
Computed tomography
Creatinine
CT imaging
Diagnostic imaging
Erector spine mass
Gastroenterology
Health aspects
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus
Infections
Kidney diseases
Kidney dysfunction
Liver
Liver cancer
Liver diseases
Liver Failure
Medical prognosis
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mortality
Musculoskeletal system
Peritonitis
Prognosis
Rankings
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Sarcopenia
Taiwan
Telbivudine
Transplants & implants
Vertebrae
Work stations
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Summary:It is widely known that muscle mass influences the outcomes of many chronic diseases. Erector spine mass is a convenient parameter obtained from routine abdominal computed tomography (CT). The clinical application value of erector spine mass, and whether erector spine mass could predict the outcome of disease has not been studied. To evaluate the role of the erector spine index (ESI) calculated based on abdominal CT imaging in the progression of acute-on-chronic liver failure related to the hepatitis B virus (HBV-ACLF). We performed a retrospective study of 118 HBV-ACLF patients and calculated the ESI (the total erector spine area normalized for height.sup.2 in meters) for each patient through abdominal CT. The findings were analyzed regarding the progression of HBV-ACLF and the ESI at baseline, including mortality and the development of complications. The ESI level was associated with mortality and the development of complications. During the 90-day follow-up period, patients with a low ESI (
ISSN:1471-230X
1471-230X
DOI:10.1186/s12876-023-02995-x