Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound for the diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a cross-sectional observational study

Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound for the diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a cross-sectional observational study

Abstract Background Neuromuscular ultrasound is a noninvasive investigation, which can be easily performed at the bedside on the ICU. A reduction in muscle thickness and increase in echo intensity over time have been described in ICU patients, but the relation to ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is un...

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Main Authors: Esther Witteveen, Juultje Sommers, Luuk Wieske, Jonne Doorduin, Nens van Alfen, Marcus J. Schultz, Ivo N. van Schaik, Janneke Horn, Camiel Verhamme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-04-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
ICU-AW
Critical illness myopathy
Critical illness polyneuropathy
Critical illness neuromyopathy
Neuromuscular ultrasound
Diagnosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-017-0263-8

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