Ultrasonography in the intensive care setting can be used to detect changes in the quality and quantity of muscle and is related to muscle strength and function

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1151.e9-1151.e14

  Parry, Selina M ^a   El Ansary, Doa ^a   Cartwright, Michael S ^b   Sarwal, Aarti ^b   Berney, Sue ^c   Koopman, René ^a   Annoni, Raquel ^a,e   Puthucheary, Zudin ^d   Gordon, Ian R ^a   Morris, Peter E ^b   Denehy, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^e MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Echogenicity; Intensive care; Intensive care unit acquired weakness; Muscle wasting; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE ECHOGENICITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE QUALITY; MUSCLE QUANTITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE THICKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASTUS INTERMEDIUS MUSCLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WASTING SYNDROME;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84941315884     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.05.024     Document Type: Article

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