Djahid Kennouche, Eric Luneau, Thomas Lapole, Jérome Morel, Guillaume Y Millet, Julien Gondin
Around one third of intensive care unit (ICU) patients will develop severe neuromuscular alterations, known as intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW), during their stay. The diagnosis of ICUAW is difficult and often delayed as a result of sedation or delirium. Indeed, the clinical evaluation of both Medical Research Council score and maximal voluntary force (e.g., using handgrip and/or handheld dynamometers), two independent predictors of mortality, can be performed only in awake and cooperative patients...
April 22, 2021: Critical Care: the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum