![]() In this retrospective cohort study, information on hospitalized CAP patients, including general information and septic shock, were obtained from the medical record database of the Southwest Medical University Zigong Affiliated Hospital, China. Therefore, we performed a retrospective cohort study to assess the association between SI and septic shock risk and mortality in older patients with CAP. A relatively simple and inexpensive method such as the sarcopenia index (SI) to measure muscle mass would be helpful. The measurement of muscle mass often involves specialized and expensive techniques. Prompt detection of sarcopenia in older adults with CAP is important. Lower muscle radiodensity was associated with worse clinical outcomes (including shock) and higher in-hospital mortality. ![]() ![]() Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes high morbidity and mortality in all age groups worldwide.
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