Integrating sarcopenia into ICU-acquired weakness risk stratification: a machine learning–based prediction model for critical care (opens in new tab)

BackgroundSarcopenia is closely associated with weakness in elderly and various chronic disease populations. However, its specific role as a predisposing factor for ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) in critically ill patients remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether sarcopenia is a predictor of ICU-AW and to develop a machine learning-based prediction model integrating sarcopenia for risk stratification.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on data from a prospectively ma...