Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound for the diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a cross-sectional observational study

Annals of Intensive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Witteveen, Esther ^a   Sommers, Juultje ^a   Wieske, Luuk ^a   Doorduin, Jonne ^b,c   van Alfen, Nens ^b   Schultz, Marcus J ^a   van Schaik, Ivo N ^a   Horn, Janneke ^a   Verhamme, Camiel ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical illness myopathy; Critical illness neuromyopathy; Critical illness polyneuropathy; Diagnosis; ICU AW; Neuromuscular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ACQUIRED WEAKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE THICKNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR ULTRASOUND; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 85017140729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21105820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13613-017-0263-8     Document Type: Article

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