Prevalence and magnitude of muscle loss in the pediatric intensive care unit assessed by ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective To systematically review and quantify the variation in quadriceps femoris muscle thickness in children admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and to identify factors associated with this loss. Methods Searches were performed in Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases...