A prospective clinical study on the mechanisms underlying critical illness myopathy-A time‐course approach

• Main Authors: Nicola Cacciani (Author), Åsa Skärlén (Author), Ya Wen (Author), Xiang Zhang (Author), Alex B. Addinsall (Author), Monica Llano‐Diez (Author), Meishan Li (Author), Lennart Gransberg (Author), Yvette Hedström (Author), Bo‐Michael Bellander (Author), David Nelson (Author), Jonas Bergquist (Author), Lars Larsson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Critical illness myopathy (CIM) is a consequence of modern critical care resulting in general muscle wasting and paralyses of all limb and trunk muscles, resulting in prolonged weaning from the ventilator, intensive care unit (ICU) treatment and rehabilitation. CIM is associated...