Critical care myopathy in a child

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-97

  Newman, Arthur J ^a   Singer, Nora G ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Critical care; Myopathy; Neuromuscular blocking agents; Propofol; Weakness

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL CARE MYOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER BIOPSY; LUNG INJURY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CREATINE KINASE; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 17744387558     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000158550.85603.de     Document Type: Article

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