Title |
Electrical muscle stimulation prevents critical illness polyneuromyopathy: a randomized parallel intervention trial
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Published in |
Critical Care, April 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/cc8987 |
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Authors |
Christina Routsi, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Ioannis Vasileiadis, Eleftherios Karatzanos, Theodore Pitsolis, Elli Tripodaki, Vasiliki Markaki, Dimitrios Zervakis, Serafim Nanas |
Abstract |
Critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM) is a common complication of critical illness presenting with muscle weakness and is associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation and weaning period. No preventive tool and no specific treatment have been proposed so far for CIPNM. Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) has been shown to be beneficial in patients with severe chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Aim of our study was to assess the efficacy of EMS in preventing CIPNM in critically ill patients. |
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Brazil | 7 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
United States | 2 | <1% |
Norway | 1 | <1% |
Iceland | 1 | <1% |
Chile | 1 | <1% |
Russia | 1 | <1% |
Argentina | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 378 | 96% |
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Student > Master | 64 | 16% |
Student > Bachelor | 52 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 40 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 9% |
Researcher | 33 | 8% |
Other | 80 | 20% |
Unknown | 89 | 23% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 172 | 44% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 47 | 12% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 4% |
Sports and Recreations | 10 | 3% |
Engineering | 9 | 2% |
Other | 35 | 9% |
Unknown | 107 | 27% |