Background Eating and drinking are enjoyable activities that positively impact on an
individual's quality of life. The ability to swallow food and fluid is integral to the process of …

Critical illness myopathy (CIM) and neuropathy are underdiagnosed conditions within the
intensive care setting and contribute to prolonged mechanical ventilation and ventilator …

Although Sir William Osler reported a “rapid loss of the flesh” in patients with prolonged
sepsis as early as 1892, the cause of neuromuscular weakness associated with critical …

Background Intensivists' clinical decision making pursues two main goals for patients: to
decrease mortality and to improve quality of life and functional status in survivors. Patient …

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Background The 'obesity paradox'of critical illness refers to better survival with a higher body
mass index. We hypothesized that fat mobilized from excess adipose tissue during critical …

Background Neuromuscular ultrasound is a noninvasive investigation, which can be easily
performed at the bedside on the ICU. A reduction in muscle thickness and increase in echo …

Objectives: To investigate whether patients who develop ICU-acquired weakness have a
different pattern of systemic inflammatory markers compared with critically ill patients who do …

Zusammenfassung Bei durchschnittlich 50–80% der intensivmedizinisch behandelten
Patienten kommt es zu einer Beeinträchtigung der neuromuskulären Funktionen durch …

When critically ill, a severe weakness of the limbs and respiratory muscles often develops
with a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), a condition vaguely termed intensive …