ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2023
Neuromuscular Ultrasound in Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: Current State and Future Directions.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Serum Gelsolin Combined with Albumin Might Be a Promising Marker for the Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness-A Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Risk Factors and Prediction Model for ICU-Acquired Weakness in Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Article
- Dynamic changes in quadriceps and diaphragm thickness for early diagnosis of ICU-acquired weakness in elderly ICU patients: a prospective bedside ultrasound study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Machine Learning-Based Classification of ICU-Acquired Neuromuscular Weakness: A Comparative Study in Survivors of Critical Illness.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Nursing-based precision assessment of nutrition and muscle status without ultrasound: a prospective observational study in mechanically ventilated neurosurgical patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Risk Factors, Diagnostic Challenges, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for ICU-Acquired Weakness: A Brief Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Acute Skeletal Muscle Wasting is Associated with Prolonged Hospital Stay in Critical Illness with Brain Injury.Neurocritical care · 2024Observational
- The knowledge, attitude and behavior of ICU nurses regarding ICU-acquired weakness: a cross-sectional survey.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Illness Weakness, Polyneuropathy and Myopathy: Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outcomes.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is one of the most common causes of muscle atrophy and functional disability in critically ill intensive care patients. Clinical examination, manual muscle strength testing and monitoring are frequently hampered by sedation, delirium and cognitive impairment. Many different attempts have been made to evaluate alternative compliance-independent methods, such as muscle biopsies, nerve conduction studies, electromyography and serum biomarkers. However, they are invasive, time-consuming and often require special expertise to perform, making them vastly impractical for daily intensive care medicine. Ultrasound is a broadly accepted, non-invasive, bedside-accessible diagnostic tool and well established in various clinical applications. Hereby, neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS), in particular, has been proven to be of significant diagnostic value in many different neuromuscular diseases. In ICUAW, NMUS has been shown to detect and monitor alterations of muscles and nerves, and might help to predict patient outcome. This narrative review is focused on the recent scientific literature investigating NMUS in ICUAW and highlights the current state and future opportunities of this promising diagnostic tool.
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