Efficacy of belt electrode skeletal muscle electrical stimulation on reducing the rate of muscle volume loss in critically ill patients: A randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Kensuke Nakamura (Author), Atsushi Kihata (Author), Hiromu Naraba (Author), Naoki Kanda (Author), Yuji Takahashi (Author), Tomohiro Sonoo (Author), Hideki Hashimoto (Author), Naoto Morimura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Belt electrode skeletal muscle electrical stimulation can induce muscle contraction of the whole lower body. This study examined the efficacy of belt electrode skeletal muscle electrical stimulation on reducing loss of muscle volume in critically ill patients. Methods: Intensive care uni...