Mechanism of ICU-acquired weakness: muscle contractility in critical illness

Intensive Care Med. 2017 Apr;43(4):584-586. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4730-3. Epub 2017 Mar 3.

Authors

Jane Batt¹, Sunita Mathur², Hans D Katzberg³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Jane.batt@utoronto.ca.
² Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 28255615
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-4730-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Animals
Critical Illness
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
Muscle Contraction*
Muscle Weakness / etiology
Muscle Weakness / physiopathology*
Respiratory Muscles / physiopathology*