Differential contractile response of critically ill patients to neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Abstract Background Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been investigated as a preventative measure for intensive care unit-acquired weakness. Trial results remain contradictory and therefore inconclusive. As it has been shown that NMES does not necessarily lead to a contractile response...

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Published in:	Critical Care
Main Authors:	Julius J. Grunow, Moritz Goll, Niklas M. Carbon, Max E. Liebl, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Tobias Wollersheim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-09-01
Subjects:	Neuromuscular electrical stimulation Intensive care unit-acquired weakness Critical illness Critical illness myopathy Early mobilisation
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2540-4