Differential contractile response of critically ill patients to neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Abstract Background Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been investigated as a preventative measure for intensive care unit-acquired weakness. Trial results remain contradictory and therefore inconclusive. As it has been shown that NMES does not necessarily lead to a contractile response...

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Main Authors: Julius J. Grunow, Moritz Goll, Niklas M. Carbon, Max E. Liebl, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Tobias Wollersheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2540-4