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Comment
. 2025 Jul 4;29(1):280.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05541-1.

Computed tomography (CT)-derived skeletal muscle mass and short and long-term mortality in critically ill patients

Yulan Meng  1 , Xingjuan Jia  1 , Zhenning Liu  2 , Yang Zhao  3
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Computed tomography (CT)-derived skeletal muscle mass and short and long-term mortality in critically ill patients

Yulan Meng et al. Crit Care. .
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Trial sequential analysis of low muscle mass (MM) and short-term mortality in critically ill patients. The blue Z curve represents the pooled relative risk of treatment effect. The green dotted lines denote conventional boundaries, and red solid lines indicate TSA boundaries. Abbreviations: TSA, trial sequential analysis; MM, muscle mass
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Trial sequential analysis of low muscle mass (MM) and long-term mortality in critically ill patients. The blue Z curve represents the pooled relative risk of treatment effect. The green dotted lines denote conventional boundaries, and red solid lines indicate TSA boundaries. Abbreviations: TSA, trial sequential analysis; MM, muscle mass
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References

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