The discovery of critical illness polyneuropathy

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 42, 2008, Pages 66-67

  Bolton, C F ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Etherington Hall ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Mucular diseases; Neuromuscular diseases; Polyneuropathy; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; SEPSIS; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMISTRY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

INSULIN; LIPID;

BURNS; HUMANS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIPIDS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 43149103405     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021508003530     Document Type: Short Survey

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