Quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound in the intensive care unit

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 255-259

  Cartwright, Michael S ^a   Kwayisi, Golda ^a   Griffin, Leah P ^a   Sarwal, Aarti ^a   Walker, Francis O ^a   Harris, Jessica M ^a   Berry, Michael J ^b   Chahal, Preet S ^a   Morris, Peter E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Muscle; Myopathy; Ultrasound; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MUSCLE THICKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84873035009     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23525     Document Type: Article

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