ArticleCritical care medicine2014
Physical complications in acute lung injury survivors: a two-year longitudinal prospective study.
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Who cites it
291 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 595 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effects of Protein Nutrition on Muscle Function in Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinimetric properties of the core outcome measurement instruments for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness (CONCISE).Critical care (London, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects on health-related quality of life of interventions affecting survival in critically ill patients: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- 2021 KSCCM clinical practice guidelines for pain, agitation, delirium, immobility, and sleep disturbance in the intensive care unit.Acute and critical care · 2022Guideline
- Is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation the Standard Care for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Heart, lung & circulation · 2021Pooled it
- Six-Minute Walk Distance After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Actigraphy to Measure Physical Activity in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2020Pooled it
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- Early mobilization of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) for critically ill adults in the intensive care unit.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Individualised treatment effects of enhanced early mobilisation in mechanically ventilated patients: a secondary analysis of the TEAM trial.Intensive care medicine · 2026Trial
- Perceived barriers to early goal-directed mobility in the intensive care unit: Results of a quality improvement evaluation.Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses · 2022Trial
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- High-protein intake and early exercise in adult intensive care patients: a prospective, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact on functional outcomes.BMC anesthesiology · 2021Trial
- Patients' Adaptations After Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Qualitative Study.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · 2021Trial
- Acute effect of passive cycle-ergometry and functional electrical stimulation on nitrosative stress and inflammatory cytokines in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2020Trial
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- Differential contractile response of critically ill patients to neuromuscular electrical stimulation.Critical care (London, England) · 2019Trial
- Physical Function Trajectories in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Failure.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2019Trial
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Abstract
objectiveSurvivors of severe critical illness frequently develop substantial and persistent physical complications, including muscle weakness, impaired physical function, and decreased health-related quality of life. Our objective was to determine the longitudinal epidemiology of muscle weakness, physical function, and health-related quality of life and their associations with critical illness and ICU exposures.
designA multisite prospective study with longitudinal follow-up at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after acute lung injury.
settingThirteen ICUs from four academic teaching hospitals. PATIENTS: Two hundred twenty-two survivors of acute lung injury.
interventionsNone. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsAt each time point, patients underwent standardized clinical evaluations of extremity, hand grip, and respiratory muscle strength; anthropometrics (height, weight, mid-arm circumference, and triceps skin fold thickness); 6-minute walk distance, and the Medical Outcomes Short-Form 36 health-related quality of life survey. During their hospitalization, survivors also had detailed daily evaluation of critical illness and related treatment variables. Over one third of survivors had objective evidence of muscle weakness at hospital discharge, with most improving within 12 months. This weakness was associated with substantial impairments in physical function and health-related quality of life that persisted at 24 months. The duration of bed rest during critical illness was consistently associated with weakness throughout 24-month follow-up. The cumulative dose of systematic corticosteroids and use of neuromuscular blockers in the ICU were not associated with weakness.
conclusionsMuscle weakness is common after acute lung injury, usually recovering within 12 months. This weakness is associated with substantial impairments in physical function and health-related quality of life that continue beyond 24 months. These results provide valuable prognostic information regarding physical recovery after acute lung injury. Evidence-based methods to reduce the duration of bed rest during critical illness may be important for improving these long-term impairments.
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