Electrical muscle stimulation for prevention of critical illness polyneuropathy

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Rodriguez, Pablo O ^a   Setten, Mariano ^a   Valentini, Ricardo ^a  

^a CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MUSCLE EXCITATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYNEUROPATHIES;

EID: 77954405885     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc9081     Document Type: Letter

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