Recovery of muscle weakness and physical function in a patient with severe ICU-acquired weakness following pulmonary embolism: A case report
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ICU-acquired weakness and recovery from critical illness.
Copyright © 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society. W eakness acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) is caused by many different pathophysiological mechanisms that are not mutually exclusive. This is not surprising, given the diverse diseases that precipitate critical illness, the drugs used during its management, and the consequences of protracted immobility. Nonetheless, conceptualization of t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1576