Mechanisms Underlying Intensive Care Unit Muscle Wasting : Intervention Strategies in an Experimental Animal Model and in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Mechanisms Underlying Intensive Care Unit Muscle Wasting : Intervention Strategies in an Experimental Animal Model and in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) commonly develop severe muscle wasting and weakness and consequently impaired muscle function. This not only delays respirator weaning and ICU discharge, but has deleterious effects on morbidity, mortality, financial costs, and qualit...

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Main Author: Llano-Diez, Monica
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Klinisk neurofysiologi 2012
Subjects:
acute quadriplegic myopathy
intensive care unit
myosin
regulation of contraction
muscle atrophy
mechanical loading
mobilization
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