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Repetitive vascular occlusion stimulus (RVOS) versus standard care to prevent muscle wasting in critically ill patients (ROSProx):a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Forty per cent of critically ill patients are affected by intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW), to which skeletal muscle wasting makes a substantial contribution. This can impair outcomes in hospital, and can cause long-term physical disability after hospital discharge. No effe...

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Autores principales: Chhetri, Ismita, Hunt, Julie E. A., Mendis, Jeewaka R., Patterson, Stephen D., Puthucheary, Zudin A., Montgomery, Hugh E., Creagh-Brown, Benedict C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6657179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31340849
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3547-5