Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the recovery of people with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit: A narrative review

• Main Authors: Louise C. Burgess (Author), Lalitha Venugopalan (Author), James Badger (Author), Tamsyn Street (Author), Gad Alon (Author), Jonathan C. Jarvis (Author), Thomas W. Wainwright (Author), Tamara Everington (Author), Paul Taylor (Author), Ian D. Swain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19 after prolonged treatment in the intensive care unit is often complex and challenging. Patients may develop a myriad of long-term multiorgan impairments, affecting the respiratory, cardiac, neurological, digestive and musculoskeletal systems. Skeletal mus...