Skeletal muscle alterations in patients with acute Covid‐19 and post‐acute sequelae of Covid‐19

MN Soares, M Eggelbusch, E Naddaf… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscle‐related symptoms are common in both acute coronavirus disease (Covid)‐
19 and post‐acute sequelae of Covid‐19 (PASC). In this narrative review, we discuss …

Sarcopenia during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions: long-term health effects of short-term muscle loss

R Kirwan, D McCullough, T Butler, F Perez de Heredia… - GeroScience, 2020 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary global emergency that has led to the
implementation of unprecedented measures in order to stem the spread of the infection …

ICU-acquired weakness

I Vanhorebeek, N Latronico, G Van den Berghe - Intensive care medicine, 2020 - Springer
Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired
weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk …

Long-term outcomes after critical illness: recent insights

AF Rousseau, HC Prescott, SJ Brett, B Weiss… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Intensive care survivors often experience post-intensive care sequelae, which are frequently
gathered together under the term “post-intensive care syndrome”(PICS). The consequences …

Chronic critical illness and post-intensive care syndrome: from pathophysiology to clinical challenges

G Voiriot, M Oualha, A Pierre… - Annals of intensive …, 2022 - Springer
Background Post‐intensive care syndrome (PICS) encompasses physical, cognition, and
mental impairments persisting after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. Ultimately it …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

MA Matthay, RL Zemans, GA Zimmerman… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2019 - nature.com
The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in
critically ill patients and is defined by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema …

Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) for critically ill adults in the intensive care unit

KA Doiron, TC Hoffmann… - Cochrane Database of …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Survivors of critical illness often experience a multitude of problems that begin
in the intensive care unit (ICU) or present and continue after discharge. These can include …

One-year outcomes in caregivers of critically ill patients

JI Cameron, LM Chu, A Matte… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Few resources are available to support caregivers of patients who have
survived critical illness; consequently, the caregivers' own health may suffer. We studied …

Muscular weakness and muscle wasting in the critically ill

JC Schefold, T Wollersheim, JJ Grunow… - Journal of cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Muscular weakness and/or muscle wasting is recognized as a key medical
problem in critically ill patients on intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Methods and …

Chronic critical illness and the persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome

RB Hawkins, SL Raymond, JA Stortz… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Dysregulated host immune responses to infection often occur, leading to sepsis, multiple
organ failure, and death. Some patients rapidly recover from sepsis, but many develop …