Sarcopenia en pacientes adultos post COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic, globally, had repercussions on different aspects of the health of affected patients. Beyond respiratory compromise, it was evident that a large part had nutritional compromise such as sarcopenia, which is defined as the presence of loss of muscle mass and muscle function. Objective: To substantiate sarcopenia in adult patients post covid-19. Methodology: A narrative bibliographic review was carried out, for which articles selected from official pages of the Catholic University of Cuenca, in scientific databases such as: Pubmed, Scopus, and the Virtual Health Library were chosen. Results: The lack of resolutive capacity of medical centers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic overlooked the nutritional evaluation of hospitalized patients, increasing the risk of sarcopenia, a pathology that increases morbidity and mortality and hospital stay.