Measurement of muscle strength in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 10, 2009, Pages

  Bittner, Edward A ^a   Martyn, Jeevendra A ^a,b,c,d   George, Edward ^a,b,c,d   Frontera, Walter R ^a,b,c,d   Eikermann, Matthias ^a,b,c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Muscle weakness; Myopathy; Neuropathy; Physiologic monitoring; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICAL ILLNESS MYOPATHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SKELETON MALFORMATION;

EID: 70350501689     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b6f727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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