ArticleNursing in critical care2023
Muscle strength/intensive care unit acquired weakness in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.
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- Effect of intensive care unit hospitalization for acute respiratory distress syndrome on strength, fatigue and motor unit behaviour.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Post-COVID-19 Muscle Weakness and Recovery Patterns After Mild-to-Moderate Infection: A Retrospective Analysis of a Structured Rehabilitation Program Using the MRC Scale.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Assessment of muscle wasting in intensive care unit patients with and without COVID-19 using ultrasound imaging and bioimpedance analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- The knowledge, attitude and behavior of ICU nurses regarding ICU-acquired weakness: a cross-sectional survey.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of massage and range of motion exercises on muscle strength and intensive care unit-acquired weakness in Iranian patients with COVID-19: a randomized parallel-controlled trial.Acute and critical care · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of "intensive care unit-acquired weakness" and "critical illness myopathy": Do the diagnostic criteria need to be revised?Clinical neurophysiology practice · 2024Article
- Unraveling the causes of sarcopenia: Roles of neuromuscular junction impairment and mitochondrial dysfunction.Physiological reports · 2024Review
- A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of ICU-Acquired Weakness: Prevalence, Associations, and Severity.Cureus · 2023Article
- Muscle strength/intensive care unit acquired weakness in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.Nursing in critical care · 2023Article
- Electrophysiological neuromuscular alterations and severe fatigue predict long-term muscle weakness in survivors of COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Surviving critical COVID-19: How functionality, physical, mental and cognitive outcomes evolve?PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntensive care unit acquired weakness (ICU-AW) affects both coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and non-COVID-19 patients. ICU-AW can result in a variety of consequences, including increased patient mortality.
aimsThe current study aimed to compare muscle strength and ICU-AW in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. STUDY
designThis was a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical pilot study.
methodsFifteen conscious COVID-19 patients and 15 conscious non-COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICUs of a public hospital were selected by convenience sampling. Muscle strength in arms and legs was assessed by a hand-held dynamometer (HHD), and ICU-AW was measured with the medical research council sum score (MRC-SS) scale on the first, fourth, and seventh days of admission to ICUs.
resultsThe results showed that muscle strength in the arms and legs of the COVID-19 patients assessed by a HHD and MRC was significantly lower than that of non-COVID-19 patients. On the fourth day of ICU admission, 80% of the COVID-19 patients and 40% of the non-COVID-19 patients had ICU-AW. All COVID-19 patients and 86.8% of the non-COVID-19 patients had ICU-AW on the seventh day of ICU admission.
conclusionsDecreased muscle strength and ICU-AW are more likely in COVID-19 patients who must stay in the ICU compared with non-COVID-19 patients. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Health systems should plan to provide rehabilitation facilities for COVID-19 patients and prevent prolonged complications of COVID-19.
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