A review of the efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critically ill patients

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-11

  Williams, Nicola ^a   Flynn, Maria ^b  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Critically ill; Electrical muscle stimulation; Functional electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890327162     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2013.811567     Document Type: Review

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