ReviewCritical care (London, England)2021
Bedside voluntary and evoked forces evaluation in intensive care unit patients: a narrative review.
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- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for early rehabilitation in critically ill patients: a systematic review of applied protocols.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Skeletal Muscle Mass, Strength, and Functional Status in Critically Ill Older Adults Aged 60-75 and over 80 Years Old: An Exploratory Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Muscle mass in critically ill patients: analysis using ultrasound, traditional bioelectrical impedance analysis, and wearable devices: a prospective observational study.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Functional and muscle recovery after critical illness: current and future nutritional, physical and metabolic strategies.Annals of intensive care · 2026Review
- Comment on "Acute Sarcopenia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Its Incidence and Muscle Parameter Shifts During Hospitalisation" by Aldrich et al.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- Illness Weakness, Polyneuropathy and Myopathy: Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outcomes.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Review
- Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness in Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: A Contemporary Review.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2023Review
- A Global Survey on Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Preventive Strategies in Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Prevalence of self-reported fatigue in intensive care unit survivors 6 months-5 years after discharge.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Bedside voluntary and evoked forces evaluation in intensive care unit patients, not only force evaluation: a letter to the Editor.Critical care (London, England) · 2021Article
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Abstract
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. Transcutaneous electrical/magnetic stimulation applied over motor nerves combined with the development of dedicated ergometer have recently been introduced in ICU patients in order to propose an early and non-invasive measurement of evoked force. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize the different tools allowing bedside force evaluation in ICU patients and the related experimental protocols. We suggest that non-invasive electrical and/or magnetic evoked force measurements could be a relevant strategy to characterize muscle weakness in the early phase of ICU and diagnose ICUAW.
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