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ArticleRevista Brasileira de terapia intensiva

A guided approach to diagnose severe muscle weakness in the intensive care unit.

Nicola Latronico, Rik Gosselink

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract read
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Article in Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03893058 unknown statusnot on this map

Evaluation of the NeuroMuscular Junction Using the Single Fiber Electromyography and Reliability of Train-Of-Four in Critically Ill Patients.

TypeobservationalSponsorAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di BresciaRan2018 to 2022Enrolled85ConditionsCritical Illness Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness Myopathy, Weakness Due to Disease, Neuromuscular Blockade
NCT03933332 completednot on this map

Correlation Between Muscle Thickness and Inflammation With Ventilator Length of Use in Critically Ill Patients: Study on Diaphragm Thickness, Rectus Femoris and Biceps Brachii Cross-sectional Area, and C-reactive Protein Level

TypeobservationalSponsorIndonesia UniversityRan2018 to 2019Enrolled52ConditionsVentilation Therapy, ComplicationsArmsDiaphragm thickness, Cross-sectional area of rectus femoris muscle, Cross-sectional area of biceps brachii, C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Level
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Early Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and In-Bed Leg Cycling Preserve Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness in Critically Ill Patients.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025
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  8. Perme Score and Machine Learning for Detecting ICU-acquired Weakness: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nicola LatronicoDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, IT.
Rik GosselinkDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Intensive Care UnitsCritical IllnessHumansMuscle StrengthMuscle WeaknessSeverity of Illness Index

Identifiers

PMID26376161
PMCPMC4592111

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