Observational studyBMC anesthesiology2021
Muscle weakness, functional capacities and recovery for COVID-19 ICU survivors.
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- Prevalence and prognostic value of preexisting sarcopenia in patients with mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Toward targeted assessment of inspiratory muscle weakness before extubation: a pooled individual patient data analysis from multiple observational cohorts in critically ill ventilated patients.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Observational
- Effect of intensive care unit hospitalization for acute respiratory distress syndrome on strength, fatigue and motor unit behaviour.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Berg Balance Scale in post-COVID-19 patients: results from a retrospective study.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
- Outcomes in Patients with Long COVID-19 One Year After their Discharge from Intensive Care Units.Cureus · 2025Article
- Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction and Associated Risk Factors Following COVID-19-Related Hospitalisation.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Systematic review of the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in post-coronavirus disease.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2025Review
- Persistent Fatigue, Weakness, and Aberrant Muscle Mitochondria in Survivors of Critical COVID-19.Critical care explorations · 2024Observational
- Pulmonary Function, Functional Capacity, Respiratory, and Locomotor Muscle Strength after Severe to Critically Ill COVID-19: A Long-Term Study.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2024Article
- Outcome Measures to Evaluate Functional Recovery in Survivors of Respiratory Failure: A Scoping Review.CHEST critical care · 2024Article
- Ambulatory Status at Discharge Predicts Six-Month Mortality in Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound use in COVID-19: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
- COVID-19 and Bone Loss: A Review of Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Future Directions.Current osteoporosis reports · 2024Review
- SARS-CoV-2 and its Multifaceted Impact on Bone Health: Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence.Current osteoporosis reports · 2024Review
- Cut-off values of one-minute sit-to-stand test for determining physical performance in mild-post-COVID-19 individuals.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2024Article
- A comprehensive physical functional assessment of survivors of critical care unit stay due to COVID-19.Critical care science · 2024Article
- Cognition, function, and mood post-COVID-19: Comparative analysis using the health and retirement study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Influence of obesity on mortality, mechanical ventilation time and mobility of critical patients with COVID-19.Critical care science · 2024Article
- Resistance Training in Post-COVID Recovery: Rationale and Current Evidence.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2023Review
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have evaluated muscle strength in COVID-19 ICU survivors. We aimed to report the incidence of limb and respiratory muscle weakness in COVID-19 ICU survivors.
methodWe performed a cross sectional study in two ICU tertiary Hospital Settings. COVID-19 ICU survivors were screened and respiratory and limb muscle strength were measured at the time of extubation. An ICU mobility scale was performed at ICU discharge and walking capacity was self-evaluated by patients 30 days after weaning from mechanical ventilation.
resultsTwenty-three patients were included. Sixteen (69%) had limb muscle weakness and 6 (26%) had overlap limb and respiratory muscle weakness. Amount of physiotherapy was not associated with muscle strength. 44% of patients with limb weakness were unable to walk 100 m 30 days after weaning.
conclusionThe large majority of COVID-19 ICU survivors developed ICU acquired limb muscle weakness. 44% of patients with limb weakness still had severely limited function one-month post weaning.
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