There has been increasing interest and research into sarcopenia in community-dwelling
older adults since the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) …

In long coronavirus disease 2019 (long COVID‐19), involvement of the musculoskeletal
system is characterised by the persistence or appearance of symptoms such as fatigue …

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 …

Background Diagnosis of intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW) is challenging.
Pathogenesis of underlying critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM) remains …

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 …

This study aimed to prospectively assess changes in muscle thickness (MT) and the cross-
sectional area (CSA) of the rectus femoris (RF) muscle in a cohort of older adults, using …

Introduction. The acquired muscle paralysis associated with modern critical care can be of
neurogenic or myogenic origin, yet the distinction between these origins is hampered by the …

Introduction Early rehabilitation for burns survivors in the intensive care unit (ICU) is
arguably more challenging than the general population. Early achievement of functional …

Abstract Context The Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) or the Critical-Care Pain Observation
Tool (CPOT) are recommended in practice guidelines for pain assessment in critically ill …

When pathogens and toxins breech the epithelial barrier, antigens are transported by the
lymphatic system to lymph nodes. In previously immunized animals, antigens become …