Application and effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critically ill patients: Systematic review

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 444-454

  Wageck, B ^a   Nunes, G S ^a   Silva, F L ^b   Damasceno, M C P ^b   de Noronha, M ^a,c  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Santa Casa de Misericórdia Dona Carolina Malheiros   (Brazil)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Electric stimulation therapy; Intensive care units; Meta analysis; Muscle weakness

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RATING SCALE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS;

EID: 84922064183     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: 15786749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2013.12.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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