Critical illness myopathy and polyneuropathy - A challenge for physiotherapists in the intensive care units

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 78-81

  Pattanshetty, Renu B ^a   Gaude, Gajanan S ^b  

^a KLE Academy of Higher Education Research   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Critical illness; exercises; mechanical ventilation; mobilization; muscle atrophy; myopathy; neuromuscular electrical stimulation; physical therapy; polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE NECROTIZING MYOPATHY OF INTENSIVE CARE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CRITICAL ILLNESS MYOPATHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECUBITUS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KINESIOTHERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POLYNEUROPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THICK FILAMENT MYOPATHY;

EID: 79960794914     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.83009     Document Type: Review

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