Critical illness polyneuromyopathy in septic patients: Is it possible to diagnose it in a bedside clinical examination?

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of peripheral and respiratory muscle strength tests in diagnosing critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM), compared with an electrophysiological examination. Methods: Fifty septic patients who required mechanical ventilation for a...

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Main Authors: Débora Schmidt, Ana Cláudia Coelho, Fernando Nataniel Vieira, Vitor Félix Torres, Augusto Savi, Silvia Regina Rios Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000100033&lng=en&tlng=en