Muscle weakness assessment in older intensive care unit patients
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Neuromuscular abnormalities culminating in skeletal-muscle weakness occur very commonly in critically ill patients. Intensive-care-unit (ICU) acquired neuromuscular abnormalities are typically divided into 2 discrete classes: polyneuropathy and myopathy. However, it is likely that these 2 entities commonly coexist, with myopathy being the most common cause of weakness. Major risk factors for IC...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2447-2123
DOI: 10.5327/z2447-212320202000034