Reduced muscle mass as predictor of intensive care unit hospitalization in COVID-19 patients

• Chiara Giraudo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: chiara.giraudo@unipd.it

  Affiliation Department of Medicine–DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-5883

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• Giovanni Librizzi,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Medicine–DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2409-457X

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• Giulia Fichera,

  Roles Formal analysis, Resources, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Medicine–DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Raffaella Motta,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medicine–DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Elisabetta Balestro,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Fiorella Calabrese,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathological Anatomy Section, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Giovanni Carretta,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria–ULSS 3 Serenissima, Veneto Region, Italy

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• Anna Maria Cattelan,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy

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• Paolo Navalesi,

  Roles Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine–DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Michela Pelloso,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Mario Plebani,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Federico Rea,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Roberto Vettor,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine—DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Andrea Vianello,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Roberto Stramare

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medicine–DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1818-2290

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