Muscle wasting in intensive care patients: Ultrasound observation of the M. quadriceps femoris muscle layer

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-189

  Gruther, Wolfgang ^a   Benesch, Thomas ^a   Zorn, Carina ^a   Paternostro Sluga, Tatjana ^a   Quittan, Michael ^a   Fialka Moser, Veronika ^a   Spiss, Christian ^a   Kainberger, Franz ^a   Crevenna, Richard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ultrasound; Intensive care; Muscle layer thickness; Muscle wasting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX RATIO; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 41349122451     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0139     Document Type: Article

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